A treatment's practical utility, which does not follow automatically from statistical significance, is referred to as _____ significance.

A) treatment
B) therapeutic
C) clinical
D) normative
E) practical

Consider the following American adages, which seem to contradict one another: "Birds of a feather flock together" and "opposites attract." What would social psychologists say about these adages?

A) This contradiction is an anomaly since Americans tend to be extremely single-minded in their "common sense" views about social psychology.
B) Most people in the United States probably believe one of these adages to be true-but not both-since most people have very clear personal theories about social psychology.
C) The contradiction is not surprising at all, since "common sense" theories are often poorly defined, i.e., most people would probably say that both of these things are true (if you asked them at different times) .
D) Most people would not see the contradiction if it were pointed out to them, since the average person is not a strong logical thinker.

Kelly's therapist uses procedures including free association,mindfulness,and systematic desensitization,depending on what works best for the client or the symptom.What approach does Kelly's therapist use

A)  psychodynamic approach to therapy 
B)  biomedical approach to therapy 
C)  humanistic approach to therapy 
D)  eclectic approach to therapy

An operant conditioning technique in which a learner gains conscious control over his or her own biological response is __________

A) biofeedback.
B) contingency training.
C) cellular training.
D) social learning.

In the United States, which of the following age groups is more likely to have had a major depressive episode in the past year?

A) 10- to 17-year-olds
B) 18- to 29-year-olds
C) 30- to 42-year-olds
D) 43- to 52-year-olds

Professor Zinn suggests that depression may stem from the impact of stressful experiences on molecular structures that control gene expression.The professor's suggestion most clearly highlights the importance of

A) explanatory styles.
B) epigenetic influences.
C) rumination.
D) learned helplessness.