Social-psychological research has revealed that viewers of a great deal of television come to view the world as a dangerous and hostile place. If Terry is one such person, what is he likely to think when he watches a violent cops-and-robbers show?
a. "If they can do it, so can I."
b. "So that's how it's done."
c. "I guess it's the urge to aggress that I'm feeling."
d. "I had better get him before he gets me!"
Answer: D
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a. Ted would qualify for the diagnosis of fetishism. b. Ted would not meet the criteria of masochism because he enjoys the fantasies. c. Ted would not meet the criteria of masochism because he does not act on his fantasies. d. Ted would qualify for the diagnosis of sexual masochism.
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a. a biased sample. b. a population. c. the dependent variable. d. a representative sample.
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A) the pineal gland B) Broca's area C) the hippocampus D) the temporal lobe
When he developed his intelligence tests, Wechsler's goal was to avoid all of the following
EXCEPT a. limiting the test to a single performance index. b. basing the test on verbal content only. c. allowing cultural bias to be present in the test. d. allowing linguistic bias to be present in the test. e. providing a valid deviation IQ score.