If most people who undergo therapy feel improved several months later, why can we not conclude that the therapy was effective?
a. Not everyone showed improvement
b. The improvement might not be permanent.
c. People needed months of therapy before they felt improved.
d. Many people can improve without therapy.
d
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The humanistic concept that self-esteem is crucial for good mental health has been challenged by studies that show
a. teen violence is decreased after boosts in self-esteem. b. high self-esteem is associated with good grades. c. high teen pregnancy rates are associated with high self-esteem. d. boosts in self-esteem lead to drug use. e. bullies and drug addicts have high self-esteem.
What did Milgram do that made his experiments questionable in terms of ethics?
A. He did not tell the learner that the shocks were faked, so they reacted as if they were shocked. B. He paid more if the teacher obeyed until the end of the experiment. C. He sometimes actually let the learners get shocked at lower voltage to add authenticity. D. He did not tell the teachers that they were not really shocking the learners until after the experiment.
In the context of aggregation, which of the following assessments are better measures of traits?
A. A short questionnaire B. A long questionnaire C. A single observation of behavior D. A single experiment
The consequences of growing up during a particular time period with its unique challenges and opportunities are called
a) age effects. b) cohort effects. c) time-of-measurement effects. d) none of these answers are correct.