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 2Punishment may suppress, but does not eliminate undesirable behavior.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3Increased 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 4In 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 5Compared 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 6A formulation of the relationships underlying observed events is called a ______.
a. theory c. supposition
b. hypothesis d. proposition
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