Regarding samples, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Samples are cross-sections of a population.
b. Samples are used to draw conclusions about larger groups.
c. Inferential statistics are often applied to samples.
d. Samples are often too difficult to obtain for research.
ANSWER: d
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a. A chaotic or abusive social environment during childhood b. Concussions or other blows to the brain in late childhood or early adolescence c. Gradual deterioration of synapses, beginning in early adulthood d. Impairments in the early development of the nervous system
The chronic grieving pattern of bereavement was associated with a
a. disruption of one's life by the sudden death of a healthy spouse. b. lack of expression of grief related symptoms. c. co-dependent relationship with the spouse who died. d. long illness punctuated by periods of illness and periods of remission.
The fight-flight response results in:
A. cognitive coping devices B. increased energy to deal with threatening situations C. psychosomatic symptoms D. reduction in corticoid levels
Suppose you are conscious of what you see in the right eye and not the left. Now a word slowly fades into view in the left eye. What happens? a. Your attention lingers even longer than usual on the right eye
b. Your attention shifts to the left eye at the same speed as it would without the word. c. The word grabs your attention at a certain speed regardless of its meaning. d. The word grabs your attention faster if it is meaningful.