Mary was raped outside a local movie theatre over two months ago
Since then, she constantly imagines the circumstances of the rape, is afraid to go to the movies or the mall and avoids doing so, and has frequent nightmares about being raped. Mary's reaction would be classified as a(n) disorder.
a. obsessive-compulsive
b. post-traumatic stress
c. acute stress
d. dissociative
ANSWER: b
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A) if one brother is a homosexual, other brothers are more likely to be homosexual. B) brothers are more likely than sisters to be born in succession. C) the more older brothers a boy has, the more likely he is to be homosexual. D) brothers are more likely to be first born.
An experiment is a research method in which the investigator manipulates the ______variable and observes whether any changes occur in a(n) ______ variable as a result
a. control; experimental c. independent; dependent b. experimental; control d. dependent; independent