Consider these suicidal patients: Mary is in the depths of a severe depression. Jack is hospitalized for depression. Patty has just gotten her first weekend pass from the psychiatric hospital. Who is at highest risk for suicide?
a. Mary c. Patty
b. Jack d. Mary and Patty are equally high risks.
C
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a. quantitative methods. b. qualitative methods. c. focus group methods. d. longitudinal methods.
A central question in developmental psychology is whether the child's development is the result of genetic endowment or environmental influences. This question is usually referred to as the
a. behavior analysis debate. c. psychosocial debate. b. biology-destiny debate. d. nature-nurture debate.
Following the hurricane, some extremist religious groups blamed gay marriage for causing God to remove his protection from the land. What best explains this kind of prejudice?
A. frustration-aggression theory B. scapegoat theory C. paternalistic prejudice D. contemptuous prejudice
Intelligence tests used in middle childhood are
A. very accurate. B. good predictors of achievement in school, especially for verbal children. C. not as accurate as IQ tests for younger children. D. indicators of learning disabilities.