Evans et al. (1998) recorded adrenaline levels of children who lived near a newly opened airport to see if the presence of the airport increased stress levels in children. (Increased stress would be associated with increases in adrenaline levels.) In this study we would most likely view adrenaline as
a. a ratio measurement of stress.
b. a nominal measure of stress.
c. somewhere between an ordinal and an interval measure of stress.
d. an absolute measure of stress.
C
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a. the launching period. b. a threshold. c. attachment. d. climacteric.
Which of the following statements best describes the interaction of heredity and environment on mental functioning?
a. Hereditary factors associated with genetic make-up are far more influential than environment. b. Environmental factors are far more influential than hereditary factors. c. Heredity and environment play a role on mental functioning. d. There is a lack of evidence to make any claims about heredity or environment on mental functioning.
If you calculated either the mean or mode, then you can choose either the range or the interquartile range to measure the standard deviation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Sandra picked a fight with her boyfriend for no apparent reason. She screamed over and over again that she hated him and then kicked him out of her apartment. Later that night, she showed up at her boyfriend's apartment, took off her clothes, and threatened to hurt herself if he didn't make love to her. Sandra's behaviour is consistent with which personality disorder?
A) histrionic B) schizotypal C) borderline D) dependent