The fact that imitative skills seem to be present at birth, disappear for a while, and then appear again a few months later illustrates
a. nurture.
b. nature.
c. quantitative change.
d. qualitative change.
D
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Which of the following statements lends support to the idea that dyslexia has a genetic component?
a. Children who are dyslexic also tend to have ADHD. b. Those with dyslexia have problems benefiting from traditional instruction in a classroom. c. Dyslexia can be overcome with cognitive behavioral therapy. d. Children who are dyslexic tend to have a dyslexic parent.
Regarding the general adaptation syndrome, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The body's response in the alarm stage varies depending on whether the perceived threat is physical or psychological. b. The body attempts to adapt and restore energy during the resistance stage. c. The body's response in the alarm stage is called the fightÂorÂflight response. d. Diseases of adaptation occur during the exhaustion stage. e. The alarm stage responses are prewired into the human nervous system.
Because Joan suffers from depression, Dr. Adler has prescribed a medication that alters sensitivity and receptivity to ____ at the receptor sites in her brain. For Justin, who suffers from anxiety, Dr. Adler prescribes a drug that affects receptor reactivity to ____
a. serotonin; GABA b. GABA; serotonin c. dopamine; acetylcholine d. acetylcholine; dopamine
Psychologists interested in how being part of a group affects the individual are most likely from the _____ research area
a. cognition b. social psychology c. psychobiology d. human development