Is having a gender-variant identity more likely caused by nature- or nurture-related factors?
A. Nature-related factors. Gender-variant disorder almost always reflects hormonal abnormalities.
B. Nurture-related factors. Gender-variant disorder almost always stems from abusive or pathological parenting.
C. Gender-variant disorder probably reflects an interaction between nature and nurture.
D. Psychologists have not examined gender-variant disorder enough to know.
Answer: C
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A. ends at about age 18 B. begins at about age 18 C. persists into the early 30s D. peaks at age 14
What can we conclude if we reject the null hypothesis in an independent-samples t-test?
a. It is likely that sampling error accounted for the differences between the sample means. b. It is likely that the sample means came from the same population. c. The difference between our sample means is unlikely to be representing zero difference in the population means. d. The difference between our sample means is merely a poor representation of zero difference in the population means.
What is the relationship of assimilation to adaptation?
a. The interaction of assimilation and adaptation leads to accommodation. b. Assimilation and adaptation are separate unrelated examples of accommodation. c. The interaction of assimilation and accommodation lead to adaptation. d. Assimilation is a type of adaptation involving a change in understanding.
Exhibitionism, fetishism, pedophilia, and transvestism are all examples of __________
a. gender identity disorders b. paraphilias c. sexual desire disorders d. sexual arousal disorders