Adoption studies are often used when attempting to study the influence of genetic factors on psychological disorders because these studies allow examination of genetic influences of psychopathology
a. without the typical confound of common biological parents
b. using more sophisticated statistical techniques.
c. through direct examination of genetic causes.
d. without the typical confound of siblings raised in the same environment.
d
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a. value; sign b. sign; value c. slope; value d. sign; slope
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d. It is an organelle.
Based on oral traditions and pictoral evidence from early civilizations,, history suggests that our ancestors considered the mind and body to:
a. be one c. be connected b. be separate d. part of the spirit
Which of the following pairs of states now allows psychologists to legally prescribe drugs to their clients?
a. California and New York b. Florida and West Virginia c. Mississippi and Illinois d. New Mexico and Louisiana