The above average effect is ________
A) the tendency for above average people to feel positively about themselves
B) thinking that negative social feedback about ourselves is incorrect
C) the tendency to inflate our estimate of others' standing on most social traits
D) thinking that we are above average on most social traits
E) the tendency to think that significant others are above average on most social traits
Answer: D
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a. Frustration b. Tiredness c. Relaxation d. Astonishment
According to the multidimensional integrative approach to psychopathology, the following statement is true for most psychological disorders:
A) If one monozygotic twin has a particular disorder, the other twin will definitely have the disorder as well. B) Monozygotic twins are no more likely to share psychological disorders than any other siblings. C) Monozygotic twins are no more likely to share disorders than any other two people selected at random from the population. D) If one monozygotic twin has a particular psychological disorder, the other twin is more likely to have the disorder than the rest of the population.
Anxiety disorders and are commonly comorbid
a. panic attacks b. anxiety attacks c. substance abuse d. delinquency
Research findings become more convincing when the results are statistically significant and when the findings
a. show a positive correlation. b. show a negative correlation. c. constitute a natural clinical trial. d. are replicated by other researchers.