Regarding the characteristics of psychosis, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The speech of psychotic patients tends to be garbled and chaotic.
b. Psychotic patients have severely disturbed emotions and may show a "flat affect.".
c. A psychotic patient often exhibits a "split personality" with at least two identities.
d. Psychotic patients often experience delusions and/or hallucinations.
c
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A researcher is interested in examining how well children who are good at delaying gratification do academically. The researcher would state "children who can delay gratification get better grades in school than children who cannot delay gratification."
What step of the scientific method was just accomplished? a. identifying a question of scientific interest b. forming a hypothesis c. selecting a research method and a research design d. collecting data