Paul witnessed a murder while walking through the subway three weeks ago. Three days after witnessing the murder, Paul began experiencing intense anxiety and reliving what he saw at night in his dreams
Paul would most like be diagnosed with____________.
a. an anxiety disorder
b. an acute stress disorder
c. an adjustment disorder with anxiety
d. dissociative identity disorder
B
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A test is considered to have _____ if there are race differences in test scores that are unrelated to the construct being measured
a. differential validity b. measurement bias c. selection bias d. adverse impact
The naming explosion typically occurs at 18 months, but the timing of this event varies widely for individual children. Which of the following is NOT correct regarding individual differences in word learning?
a. Twin studies find that vocabulary size is more similar in identical twins than in fraternal twins indicating a role for genetics. b. Children have larger vocabularies when they are exposed to high-quality language. c. Children who have difficulty remembering speech sounds accurately find word learning particularly challenging. d. Children learn fewer words when their parents' speech is rich in different words and is grammatically sophisticated.
Pavlov found which one of these types of timing in conditioning leads to the organism more readily responding in the predicted manner?
A. Forward (trace) conditioning B. Forward (delayed) conditioning C. Simultaneous conditioning D. Forward trace conditioning with longer delay
The notion that behaviors with desirable outcomes will likely be repeated is implied in __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)