A researcher is studying individuals' mental health beginning when the participants are hospitalized in an inpatient psychiatric ward and continuing as the participants receive outpatient therapy
Which of the following could threaten the internal validity of the remaining sample of participants at the end of the study?
a) Mortalit
b) Selection
c) Instrumentation
d) Practice effect
A
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Freudians believe that when experiencing an Oedipus complex, a boy will fear that his father will retaliate by _____ him
a. killing b. beating c. castrating d. abandoning
When Shaina is about to begin her speech in class, she notices that a few of her classmates are whispering among themselves. She becomes nervous that she might be boring to her audience and gets distracted. In this scenario, the presence of the classmates is not likely to facilitate her performance due to _____
A) social pressure B) deindividuation C) evaluation apprehension D) diffusion of responsibility
In which one of the following situations is emotion-focused coping the most effective strategy for reducing the person's stress?
A. Hannah just went for her first prenatal checkup and learned she's having twins. B. Harriette was just promoted and isn't sure she has the skills for the job. C. Halsey's wife of six months just told her she wants a divorce. D. Hanson's brother just arrived unexpectedly to celebrate Hanson's 50th birthday.
Which of the following is true of how information influences what happens next?
a. The information must be processed consciously to have an influence. b. The person must know about and want the information to influence what happens next. c. The information need not reach consciousness to have an influence. d. The information must be correct to have an influence.