The case of Kevin Warner was presented in the text as an example of the diagnosis of schizophrenia. Which of Kevin's symptoms strongly suggested that he had lost touch with reality, which is the defining feature of schizophrenia?
a. social withdrawal
b. difficulty in communicating
c. inability to succeed at work
d. belief that people were poisoning him
Answer: d.
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A. infancy B. adolescent years C. preschool years D. K to 12 school years
What will people most likely do when they encounter information that is at odds with an existing schema?
a. They will simply rely on the information (and ignore their schema). b. They will automatically incorporate that information into their existing schema. c. They will tend to engage in more deliberate thought about the topic at hand. d. They will automatically create a new schema altogether.
Describe some of the evidence that genetic factors may influence sexual orientation
What will be an ideal response?
Cross-sectional and longitudinal data (Colby et al., 1983; Colby & Kohlberg, 1987) show that stage 1 reasoning
a. ends at about age 18. b. begins at about age 18. c. persists into the early 30s. d. peaks at age 14.