Which of the following might be a component of a biologically based universal strategy for preventing mental illness?
a. Identifying people with a particular disorder and referring them for help
b. Determining whether or not there is a family history of mental illness
c. Encouraging regular physical activity
d. Offering tuberculosis testing
c. Encouraging regular physical activity
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Research is conducted in the field rather than in the laboratory in order to:
a. increase experimental control. b. rule out alternative explanations. c. answer more complex questions about psychological processes. d. all of these
In one study, participants were exposed to negative information about their favorite Presidential candidate. Results indicate that brain areas associated with ______ were more active
A) logical thinking B) ignoring or suppressing information C) emotional reactivity D) linguistic processing
Which of the following is the BEST example of canalization?
A) Jon and Jerry, MZ twins reared in highly different environments, have different temperaments as adults. B) Keith, an XYY male, is tall for his age, of average intelligence, and currently having behavioral problems in school. C) Terry and May, who both have brown eyes, are the biological parents of Jessica, who has brilliant blue eyes. D) Regardless of when they are born, all human infants smile at exactly forty weeks after their conception.
Debra buys a leptin dietary supplement online that claims to produce weight loss by increasing leptin levels. If she makes no other changes to her diet or activity level, how is her weight likely to be affected after two weeks of taking the supplement?
A. She will have lost a dramatic amount of weight. B. She will have maintained the same weight. C. She will have gained a small amount of weight. D. She will have lost a small amount of weight.