If every 10th student entering the college library on a Tuesday afternoon

were selected for testing, the group thus selected would constitute

a. a sample
b. a random sample
c. a quota sample
d. a statistic


a

Psychology

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Claire has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Based on the physical symptoms listed in your text, you should expect that Claire will show evidence of

a. amenorrhea and low blood pressure. b. dental problems and cardiac arrhythmias. c. cardiac arrhythmias and elevated blood pressure. d. metabolic disturbances and dental problems.

Psychology

One of the most important reasons that studying coping is difficult is due to the fact that:

a. stressors can be positive or negative b. there is severe cultural diversity in stress c. individual differences in people and stressors make it difficult to study d. there are too many subtypes of coping

Psychology

The ____ approach emphasizes looking at the whole, rather than the sum of its parts

a. behavioral c. Gestalt b. functionalism d. psychoanalytic

Psychology

Which of the following parenting styles is associated with the most favorable outcomes for children?

A) uninvolved B) permissive C) authoritarian D) authoritative

Psychology