Combining the monozygotic twin and adoption studies, researchers often study identical twins raised in different families. This method helps researchers determine
a. the effects of adoption on a child's gene expression
b. the effects of adoption on a child's personality.
c. the effect of environment without the confound of shared genes.
d. the effects of genes without the confound of shared environments.
c
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Electroconvulsive therapy has been effective in ____ of depressed patients.
A. 10-25% B. 30-35% C. 40-50% D. 70-90%
Which of the following is a forensic psychologist most likely to do?
A) train and evaluate police officers B) profile criminals C) help detectives investigate a crime D) read the body language of suspects
The police found a man wandering through the downtown area. The man was disheveled and seemed to be in a daze. When the police asked the man for his name, he seemed bewildered. A search of missing persons reports revealed
he had been reported missing three months ago in a town more than 700 miles away. The man is most likely suffering from a) schizophrenia. b) dissociative fugue. c) generalized anxiety disorder. d) dissociative identity disorder.
According to the article Pants on Fire about detection of high stake lies, an outcome measure in both
studies was (a) the kind of lie which was told (b) the gender of the liar (c) the reason for the lies (d) ability of observers to detect lies