An object or event that can be detected by the senses is referred to as a:
a. reinforcer
b. punisher
c. stimulus
d. behavior
c
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Professor Kim creates a frequency distribution of exam scores from her class of 300 students. Possible scores on the exam ranged from zero to 100. What should be displayed on the vertical axis?
A) the number of times each possible score occurred B) each possible score C) the mean of the 1,000 scores D) the categorical labels "Not Depressed" and "Depressed"
Why are men less likely to report relationship violence?
A. less access to self-report surveys B. unfair bias in research methodologies C. less men are likely to experience violence overall D. social stigmatization
Freud believed that latent dream content derives from:
a. nocturnal sensory stimulation. b. current concerns of waking life. c. repressed id impulses. d. all of these answers are correct
Which of the following is explained by the theory of psychological reactance?
A. why reaching young adults with anti-drinking messages or smokers with anti-smoking messages always works B. why people feel motivated to work out more when exercise becomes a "must" or "should" activity C. why teens eat less fruit when they are told that others believe eating fruit is healthy D. why people with the highest risk of smoking are often the most likely to respond to programs designed to protect them