Elijah spends hours each day praying, because he feels that if he fails to pray, people that he loves may die. Such ritualistic behavior is associated with which of the following?
a. generalized anxiety disorder
b. obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. panic disorder
d. phobic disorder
B
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A historical event, such as a controversial presidential election, would be considered by Bronfenbrenner to fall within which bioecological system?
A. macrosystem B. mesosystem C. exosystem D. chronosystem
In a study on the effects of sleep on driving performance, sleep would be the:
a. control group. b. independent variable. c. experimental group. d. dependent variable.
As a child's age increases, so does her height. This is an example of a(n)
A. negative correlation. B. zero correlation. C. causal correlation. D. positive correlation.
The false consensus effect occurs when a person overestimates ___________
a. the extent to which other people share his or her beliefs and behaviors. b. a researcher's ability to accurately anticipate what is going to happen in the future. c. the importance of using random assignment to groups in a formal experiment. d. the frequency with which we use an inappropriate research design to explore the question we are investigating.