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Title: A severe anxiety reaction approaching sheer terror is called a(n) ______.
Post by: Emadera on Mar 9, 2018
A severe anxiety reaction approaching sheer terror is called a(n) ______.
 
  a. nervous breakdown c. panic attack
   b. acute stressor d. fit of fright

Question 2

Punishment may suppress, but does not eliminate undesirable behavior.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 3

Increased bicultural adaptation among Mexican American elders ______.
 
  a. created conflicts between spouses
  b. accelerated decisions to retire
  c. decreased likelihood of depression
  d. resulted in rejection by relatives still in Mexico

Question 4

In an assessment technique, the degree to which responses correlate with an independent
   external standard of what the assessment technique is intended to assess is called ______.
 
  a. temporal validity c. construct validity
   b. content validity d. criterion validity

Question 5

Compared to less acculturated Hispanic American high school girls, more acculturated girls
   were more likely to ______.
 
  a. show indications of having an eating disorder c. give up their religion
   b. attend college d. use drugs

Question 6

A formulation of the relationships underlying observed events is called a ______.
 
  a. theory c. supposition
   b. hypothesis d. proposition


Title: A severe anxiety reaction approaching sheer terror is called a(n) ______.
Post by: unik11 on Mar 9, 2018
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Title: A severe anxiety reaction approaching sheer terror is called a(n) ______.
Post by: Emadera on Mar 9, 2018
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