The higher rates of schizophrenia among African-Americans as compared to whites in the US appears to be due to
a. specific biological influences that are most prevalent among African-Americans than whites
b. improved immunizations for white children
c. cultural conceptualizations of bizarre behavior
d. misdiagnosis of schizophrenia
Answer: d. misdiagnosis of schizophrenia
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a) cosmocentric b) sociocentric c) egocentric d) ecocentric
People with a(n) __________ personality type often have a cruel penchant for exerting power over others, abusing them, and taking their possessions
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A person diagnosed with schizophrenia is not hospitalized, yet eventually shows complete remission of symptoms. This pattern is:
A) typical of what happens in developing countries. B) typical of what happens in developed countries. C) unusual: not being hospitalized is typical in developing countries, but remission of symptoms is typical in developed countries. D) unusual: not being hospitalized is typical in developed countries, but remission of symptoms is typical in developing countries.
A one-sample t test is used to test for the difference between a _____
a. sample standard deviation and a sample variance b. population mean and a population variance c. sample mean and a sample variance d. sample mean and a population mean Information; p 169, K, 1