Holly was raped a few months ago by her own boyfriend
She was angry and frustrated but too embarrassed to tell anyone because she was certain no one would believe her anyway. Lately, Holly has had numerous bad dreams about the rape, which are preventing her from getting adequate sleep. She also thinks about what happened while she is at work even though she tries desperately not to. She feels as if she continues to re-experience the event over and over again. If Holly were to see a therapist, she would likely be diagnosed with _____.
Fill in the blank with correct word
Answer: posttraumatic stress disorder
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As you enter the grocery store, your little daughter Marta spots a toy at the front of the store and begins to beg for it. According to the textbook, your best course of action would be to
a. spank her immediately in front of people so the punishment will have the most effect. b. immediately go and buy her a toy and then continue your shopping. c. get very angry with her and stay angry with her as long as you are in the store. d. ignore the whine and try to engage her in helping you shop.
Explain how we can use a population mean and the standard error to test a hypothesis.
What will be an ideal response?
An observed difference between two descriptive statistics that is unlikely to have occurred by chance represents:
a. hypothesis testing. b. statistical significance. c. a Type II error. d. a Type I error.
According to the results of research involving twins and family members, which of the following has been suggested?
a. Homosexual men tend to have more gay relatives on their father's side of the family than on their mother's side of the family. b. Genes may play at least some role in determining a person's sexual orientation. c. If a child has one gay parent, their chance of being gay rises by approximately 70%, even if they are not raised by that parent. d. Homosexual individuals have fewer homosexual siblings as compared to heterosexual individuals, because the siblings are able to observe the difficulties associated with being gay, and this encourages them to choose to be heterosexual.