The major reason that developmental disorders are considered to be so serious in terms of their capacity to disrupt later functioning is
A. the fact that medications used in children have long term effects
B. the impact that they have on family functioning
C. that the purely biological nature of development disorders leads to subsequent developmental failures
D. that failure to develop at one level is thought to inhibit later stages of development
D. that failure to develop at one level is thought to inhibit later stages of development
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Although HRT using estrogen and progestin appears to help relieve the physical symptoms of menopause, it
a. is not well accepted because it increases emotional symptoms of menopause. b. is prohibitively expensive for most women. c. increases risk of breast cancer, heart attacks, and strokes d. causes restored fertility and thus risk of pregnancy if birth control is not used.
Professor Salazar is talking to his class about suicide among young people. He tells them, "Approximately 38,000 people kill themselves each year in the United States. Over the past ten years, suicides for young people aged 15 to 24 increased 20 percent for males and 42 percent for females. In 2007, suicide was the leading cause of death for young people aged 10 to 24 years old. Recent research
also indicates that suicide rates are much higher for college students than for their peers who don't attend college." Which part of Professor Salazar's statement is accurate? a. Recent research indicates that suicide rates are much higher for college students than for their peers who don't attend college. b. Over the past ten years, suicides for young people aged 15 to 24 increased 20 percent for males and 42 percent for females. c. In 2007, suicide was the leading cause of death for young people aged 10 to 24 d. Approximately 38,000 people kill themselves each year in the United States.
The successively flashing lights of a Las Vegas casino produce a perceptual response similar to that of:
A) a falling waterfall. B) the Ames room. C) an animated movie. D) seeing green after staring at a patch of red.
Dr. V wanted to test her hypothesis that sugar improves memory, so she gave one group of participants candy sweetened with sugar and another group candy sweetened with NutraSweet. Then she compared the performance of the two groups on a test of recognition memory. Dr. V's research method is
A. dependent. B. experimental. C. descriptive. D. naturalistic.