Fear of places and situations in which it might be difficult or embarrassing to escape in case of a panic or anxiety attack is called __________.
A. a simple phobia
B. a social phobia
C. a complex phobia
D. agoraphobia
Answer: D
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A report in the newspaper describes the common epidemiological finding that the rate of depression is higher among women than among men. How have researchers evaluated the validity of this finding?
a. Men and women differ in their willingness to talk about their depressive symptoms. b. Mental health professionals are more prone to diagnose depression in women than in men. c. This gender difference is an artifact that occurs only in samples of patients that seek treatment. d. This gender difference exists, but it cannot be explained by methodological or sampling differences.
When men and women are told that they are taking a test that measures gender differences, which outcome can be expected?
a. Equally qualified women will perform worse than the men. b. Equally qualified men will perform worse than the women. c. The men and women will perform equally well. d. The test is more likely to capture true differences in men and women's performance.
Most African-American protégés have African-American mentors
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Devin is running to catch a bus when he sees a person trip and fall. As Devin is getting on the bus, he sees another man walk right past the person in need of help. Devin thinks to himself, "I can't believe that man didn't help that person. He is really a selfish person. I would have helped, if I hadn't been in such a hurry." He is displaying ____
a. ?actor-observer effect b. ?fundamental attribution error c. ?unique invulnerability bias d. ?ultimate attribution error