People with a(n) ____ personality are more likely to hold conventional values, respect authority figures, and punish others who defy authority
a. authoritative
b. permissive
c. rigid
d. authoritarian
D
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Suppose that you learn that a lesbian couple and their children have moved to a home in your neighborhood. If you were to meet their children, you could expect to find that
a. their intellectual development would be similar, but they possibly would be slightly lower in social competence, compared to children in heterosexual households. b. their social, cognitive, and emotional competence would be slightly lower than the competence of children in heterosexual households. c. their psychological well-being and social skills would be somewhat higher than those of children in heterosexual households. d. their intellectual skills, adjustment, and popularity would be similar to that of children in heterosexual households.
The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia suggests that schizophrenia may be caused, in part, by
a. low levels of expressed emotion in the family of the schizophrenic patient. b. disruptions in the normal maturational process of the brain before or at birth. c. genetic factors that interact with environmental stressors during infancy. d. abnormal levels of dopamine and serotonin in the cerebral cortex.
What term refers to the legal checks and balances that are guaranteed to everyone, such as the right to counsel and the right to present evidence?
a. the right to treatment c. civil commitment b. due process d. ethical standards
Psychologists who come from a sociocultural perspective are less likely to be concerned with the influence of genetics on behavior
Indicate whether the statement is true or false