Which of the following statements is true of the biological views that explain the origins of anxiety disorders?
A) Fraternal twins are much more likely to have similar anxiety disorders than identical twins.
B) Humans are not genetically predisposed to fear stimuli that may have posed a threat to their ancestors.
C) People's appraisals of the magnitude of threats help determine whether they are traumatic and can lead to posttraumatic stress disorder.
D) A predisposition toward anxiety, in the form of a highly reactive autonomic nervous system, can be inherited.
D
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A. descriptive norms B. generational influence C. injunctive norms D. normative social influence
Social-cognitive theory is an expansion of psychodynamic theory
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
"De novo" mutations are:
a) spontaneous b) rapidly progressing c) slow developing d) systematic
Cleveland is studying the effects of yoga (0 min; 30 min) and caffeine (none; 8 ounces of coffee) on irritability. He finds that yoga decreases irritability when participants have had no caffeine, but that it increases irritability when participants have had caffeine. Meanwhile, caffeine increases irritability but only when participants are not engaging in yoga. This is an example of ______.
A. a crossover interaction B. an additive interaction C. an antagonistic interaction D. no interaction