Your friends Beth and Tim have recently discovered that their 3-year-old girl is autistic. Beth and Tim are both nutrition fanatics and are convinced that they can cure their daughter's autism with vitamins and diet. You should tell Beth and Tim that vitamins and diet:
A. have been shown to be effective but the gains are not sufficient to be considered a cure
B. may improve their daughter's symptoms, but it is necessary to consult a professional to determine exactly which dietary deficiencies may be involved
C. are currently being investigated as a promising treatment for autism, but the results are too preliminary to be applied as a treatment
D. do not appear to be an effective treatment for autism
D. do not appear to be an effective treatment for autism
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a. ?schizophrenia; agranulocytosis b. ?schizophrenia; tardive dyskinesia c. ?anxiety disorder; agranulocytosis d. ?anxiety disorder; tardive dyskinesia
Employees on the 7th floor go to lunch together and employees on the 2nd floor play together in a city basketball league. These examples demonstrate the importance of ____ in forming groups
a. emotional support b. physical proximity c. common interests d. assignment
According to Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences:
a. people who are intelligent in one area will be intelligent in other areas. b. intelligence is gained entirely through experience. c. intelligence can be measured only with traditional IQ tests, such as the Binet-Simon. d. people who are intelligent in one area may be less intelligent in other areas.
Psychology takes into account _________ such as personality and ________ such as social factors that influence how a person evaluates a situation
a. internal influences; external influences b. external influences; internal influences c. unstable influences; stable influences d. social influences; personal influences