The causes of anorexia and bulimia include
a. exaggerated fears of becoming fat.
b. overestimation of body size.
c. harmful messages in the media.
d. all of these.
D
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aggress by punishing their competitor? a. the college students who played Mortal Kombat b. the college students who played PGA Tournament Golf c. both groups of college students (Mortal Kombat players and PGA Tournament Golf players) d. neither group of college students (Mortal Kombat players nor PGA Tournament Golf players)
A new scale to measure the trait of Egalitarianism was developed by a psychologist who has been collecting information on the scale, including estimates of the heritability of the trait. If this new personality trait has a heritability
that is within the typical range found for other traits, which of the following would be a likely estimate? a) 5 - 10% b) 10 - 20% c) 20 - 50% d) 50 - 75%
When George agrees to participate in a research study, he is told that he may quit at any point for any reason. The reason for this option of quitting is required by the ethical guideline the text refers to as:
a. informed consent b. protection from harm c. beneficial treatments d. privacy and confidentiality
Socioemotional development includes changes in personality, emotions, views of oneself, social skills, and interpersonal relationships with family and friends.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)