Regarding the selection of a therapist, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. A reputable therapist will be glad to reveal his or her background and credentials upon request by the client.
b. In selecting a therapist, the type of psychological approach employed by the therapist is more important than the therapist's personal qualities.
c. In selecting a therapist, one should consult with a respected psychological professional, such as your psychology instructor, who can make a referral.
d. Credentials of therapists can be checked by contacting local branches of organizations, such as the American Psychological Association or the National Mental Health Association, or through the organization's website.
B
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Which of the following statements comes closest to describing the principle central to Darwin's idea of natural selection?
a. Individuals within a species vary, and those with the best adapted characteristics survive to reproduce, thereby passing their genes to future generations. b. Nature selects the particular individuals that have the best characteristics and these individuals are allowed to interbreed with each other, thereby creating the strongest offspring. c. People prefer to mate with the most attractive members of the opposite sex, selecting their mates according to natural factors related to physical attractiveness. d. Humans evolved from the apes.
Which of the following is inconsistent with the gain-stability-loss model?
A. Physical strength increases until early adulthood and then decreases. B. The ages at which children and adolescents become sexually mature varies across cultures. C. Adults aged 60 and older score higher on vocabulary tests than adults aged 18 to 30. D. There is no universally-recognized indicator of "adulthood."
Suppose you are a neuroscientist, and you are studying brain activation differences between younger adults and older adults. You notice that while performing the same set of tasks, the older adults tend to use more of their brains than the younger adults. This phenomenon is known as ______ among older adults.
a. compensation b. deletion c. addition d. neural subtraction
Your unique genotype:
Your unique genotype: · has changed dramatically as you have progressed through the various ages and stages of the lifespan. · is found in the chromosomes of every cell in your body, except for your reproductive cells (sperm or eggs). · is comprised of 23 pairs of genes. · is found in dominant gene pairs but not in recessive gene pairs.