Researchers have recently used brain scans to study people with antisocial personality disorder. What have they uncovered about the brains of these individuals, as compared to control participants?
a) Their limbic systems tend to be enlarged.
b) They have less volume in the prefrontal cortex.
c) They have larger than normal ventricular spaces.
d) Large areas of the corpus callosum have become calcified.
B
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A. Child care programs produce intellectual benefits but not social ones. B. High-quality child care results in intellectual and social benefits. C. High-quality child care produces children who feel entitled, privileged, and unique. D. Any form of external child care produces more benefits than at-home care.
Tim feels that he has worked very hard to get his promotion. However when his last sales pitch did not end up in a sale he attributed the failure to the fact that the company he was "pitching to" was having financial difficulties. Tim's behavior is an illustration of __________
a. the actor-observer effect c. the self-serving bias b. the foot-in-the-door technique d. a fundamental attribution error
The stress of crossing multiple time zones during air travel may
A. increase the release of melatonin. B. decrease the release of melatonin. C. increase the release of cortisol. D. decrease the release of cortisol.
Unrelenting low mood, sleep problems, making a plan, and giving away prized possessions are all ________________ of suicide
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).