Kate read her horoscope and was amazed at the accuracy. She is probably a victim of

What will be an ideal response?


the P.T. Barnum effect.

Psychology

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Ebbinghaus's original forgetting curves, which graphed his retention over time, suggested that most forgetting occurs

a. very gradually over long periods of time. b. only after several days have passed. c. as a result of interference with other information. d. very rapidly after learning something.

Psychology

When we have two independent samples, the best measure of effect size

a. will use a pooled standard deviation. b. might be based on the standard deviation of a control group. c. both a and b d. is best based on the standard deviation of the treatment group.

Psychology

Positive schizophrenic symptoms include:

a. Delusions b. Flat affect c. Impaired attention d. All of the above

Psychology

?Problem-focused coping is to ____ as emotion-focused coping is to ____.

a. behavior; feelings c. primary; secondary b. feelings; affect d. passive; active

Psychology