A researcher interested in resolving the issue of whether emotional states play a causal role in cancer must answer which of the following questions?
a. Is Type A personality a consistent trait?
b. Are people at risk for cancer also at risk for coronary heart disease?
c. Does knowledge that one has cancer cause changes in emotional states, or vice versa?
d. Do we have enough retrospective data to make an unambiguous conclusion?
C
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According to the DSM, which of the following questions would be most useful in distinguishing a panic attack from anxiety?
a. Do you experience a lot of nightmares? b. Would you describe your symptoms as distressing? c. Do your symptoms reach peak intensity within 10 minutes? d. Are your symptoms difficult for you to control?
Jolinda, a daycare worker, can normally tune out the screams and shouts of the children as she works. Today, however, Jolinda automatically looks towards the playground when she hears little Melissa screaming in pain after a nasty fall. Jolinda's attention to the injured Melissa is an example of which learning process?
The process of ________ involves examining the same problem using different research methods, each having its own biases
A) triangulation B) meta-analysis C) psychological research D) factor analysis
If one does not pay attention to the underlying probability of an event occurring, faulty decisions are made due to
a. ignoring the base rate. b. the framing effect. c. the representativeness heuristic. d. "thinslicing."