Many studies have found that social support is especially important as a buffer against depression when people are exposed to stress. Recent research by Kasen, Wickramaratne, Garneroff, & Weissmam (2012) showed that what specific kind of social support is particularly beneficial?
a. psychological support, such as help with problem solving
b. emotional support, such as having a "shoulder to cry on"
c. religious participation and neighborhood cohesion
d. workplace participation and leadership style
C
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a. Habituation c. Operant conditioning b. Classical conditioning d. Imitation
When comparing two different peripheral body areas, you notice that a small area of your index finger seems to have greater nerve sensitivity than a comparably sized region of your upper arm. How do you think this will be reflected in the somatosensory area of your brain?
A. The brain areas for finger and upper arm will be equal because they reflect comparable areas of skin. B. The finger brain area will be smaller because your finger is smaller than your upper arm. C. The finger brain area will be larger because it has greater nerve sensitivity than your upper arm. D. The brain areas for finger and upper arm will be equal but they will be located on opposite hemispheres.
How is postpartum depression defined?
What will be an ideal response?
What did Jean Piaget call the process by which changes occur in the existing way a child thinks in response to encounters with new stimuli or events?
A. assimilation B. accommodation C. cognition D. schemes