A man preparing for his professional licensing examination becomes agitated and threatens to kill himself if he doesn't pass the exam on the first try. He is subsequently admitted for a psychiatric examination, and the doctor learns that the young man has neglected everything because he is terrified of failing his examination. The doctor most likely believes that the man exhibits __________
behavior.
a. eccentric c. self-defeating
b. odd d. normal
C
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When a woman drinks too much alcohol during pregnancy, her infant may be born with fetal alcohol syndrome, which is most often characterized by
a. arms and legs that are longer than average. b. rare forms of cancer. c. high blood pressure. d. mental retardation or other forms of developmental disabilities.
Which of the following pitches should a ringtone be if the cell phone owner does not want adults over 70 years of age to be likely to hear it?
A. 8,000 cycles per second B. 8,000 nanometers C. 17,000 cycles per second D. 800 nanometers
How does the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States compare to the rates in Great Britain, Canada, France, and Sweden?
a) The rates are similar across all industrialized countries. b) The rate in the United States is higher than the rate of the other countries. c) The highest rates are found in France and Sweden, with the other countries having low to moderate rates. d) The availability of contraception and sex education are responsible for a relatively low rate of pregnancies in the United States compared to other countries.
Despite our best efforts to train lower animals to engage in more sophisticated actions, those animals often maintain or revert back to their instinctual behavior, a phenomenon known as instinctive __________
a. regression b. baseline c. drift d. homing