What can result from an investigator repeatedly checking the data before all of the results are run?
a) Low reliability
b) Low validity
c) High bias
d) High selection
Correct Answer: c
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a. socially undesirable or abnormal behaviors are learned. b. maladaptive traits must be uncovered. c. unconscious conflicts must be resolved. d. one's style of life has to be assessed first.
Research suggests that, compared to married people, single people ____
a. have sex more frequently b. are more likely to engage in sexual acts beyond simple genital intercourse c. report higher rates of orgasm d. have sex more frequently, are more likely to engage in sexual acts beyond simple genital intercourse, AND report higher rates of orgasm
_____ is related to increased risk for heart attacks and other types of illness
a. Expressing emotion c. Hostility b. Meditation d. Emotional disclosure
Behavioral theorists criticize projective testing techniques and feel that projective tests__________
a. take too long for clinicians to administer b. rely too much on the subjective interpretations of the clinician administering the tests c. are not scored using valid, normative data d. do not take cultural biases into account when interpreted