According to the text, a survey item such as "I am a kind and forgiving person." is not an ideal question because it:
A) is a forced-choice question
B) assumes that people honestly report their own personal attributes
C) is a leading question (i.e., it only invites positive responses)
D) is a double-barreled question
D
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a. ?hysteria b. ?schizophrenia c. ?depression d. ?psychosis
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Although the just-noticeable difference is known to be a fixed quantity, the actual value of this quantity is different for each sense. 2. You can easily tell the difference between 1 and 2 kg, but not 100 and 101 kg, illustrating Weber's law. 3. You can easily tell the difference between 1 and 2 kg, but not 100 and 101 kg, illustrating an absolute threshold for perceiving differences in weight. 4. Signal detection accounts of perception assume the existence of thresholds. 5. Radiologists attempting to determine if a growth is cancerous probably will adopt a liberal decision criterion.
"We went to the store to get bread, and then Dad bought a lawnmower. We had pancakes for breakfast, but Jeffry dropped his on the floor. I got a puzzle for my birthday last week. Do you want to play?"
This narrative most likely was created by a person A) eight years of age. B) two years of age. C) four years of age. D) six years of age.
At about ________ years of age and older, children show autonomous morality.
A. 7 B. 4 C. 5 D. 10