Research presented in your text indicates that "57% of mental health patients were treated with medication only, up from 44% just nine years earlier," and your authors note that psychologists have recently been given prescription authority in more states. It is reasonable to expect, based on these two trends, that _____________________
A) ?the use of biomedical therapies will remain at the same level in the future
B) ?the use of biomedical therapies will decrease in the future
C) ?the use of biomedical therapies will increase in the future
D) ?the use of alternative therapies will surpass biomedical therapies
C
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A. Retirement B. Death of a spouse C. Change in sleep patterns D. Physical changes
The research on the relationship between metamemory and children's memory performance is complicated. However, a general pattern is that
a. children who have a well-developed metamemory tend to use strategies more wisely, but this does not improve their performance. b. metamemory is relatively easy to measure in young children. c. metamemory and memory performance are moderately correlated with each other. d. the correlations between metamemory and memory performance are significant only when we study younger children.
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a. drive reduction theory b. relative value theory c. response deprivation theory d. equilibrium theory