A large school district introduces a new reading program into one-half of its first-grade classrooms. Three years later, the reading scores of the 10,000 children in the new program average 3 points higher on a 100-point test than the scores of the 10,000 children who did not get the program. Although 3 points is statistically significant, the problem with saying that the program was a great
success is that ____.
a. the samples are too small to assess clinical significance
b. the reading test is probably not reliable
c. three points on the reading score is probably not clinically significant
d. there was no control group
c
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a. reduce anxiety. b. produce sleepiness. c. increase anxiety and agitation. d. relieve pain.
Roland was driving when someone cut in front of him and sped away down the highway. Roland shook his head and muttered "idiot" under his breath. "Why are people so stupid?!" he said. Roland's assessment is an example of a(n) __________
a. self-serving bias b. attribution error c. internal attribution d. external attribution
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Internet therapy?
a. Clients can remain anonymous.
b. Distance therapy makes therapy available to people who, for a variety of reasons, cannot easily attend traditional face-to-face sessions.
c. Psychologists will not be distracted by the client's facial expressions or body language.
d. Internet therapy is less expensive than traditional office visits.
This disorder consists of excessive anxiety and worry with no legitimate cause
a. panic disorder b. agoraphobia c. generalized anxiety disorder d. social anxiety disorder