When the range of environments to which twins are exposed is restricted, heritability estimates
A) fail to take into account that twins reared apart often live in disadvantaged adoptive and foster families.
B) underestimate the role of environment and overestimate the role of heredity.
C) overestimate the role of environment and underestimate the role of heredity.
D) grant an equal role to heredity and environment. .
B
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Which of the following statements is true?
a. People experiencing egoistic deprivation are more likely to join a social movement than those experiencing fraternal deprivation. b. Individuals with previous experience in movements are less likely to join new ones (the “sadder but wiser effect”). c. The more people identify with a social movement the more likely they will be to take part in it. d. People who take part in social movements tend to be extroverts (“joiners”).
By suspending a person between two chairs, a stage hypnotist demonstrates his or her
a. willingness to use deception to entertain. b. use of the basic relaxation response. c. ability to use hypnosis to suspend reality testing. d. ability to induce unusual feats of strength.
Humans need to ingest a. no fluids in addition to those contained in food
b. about 0.3 liters (about .10 gallons) of fluid per day. c. about 1 liter (about .27 gallons) of fluid per day. d. about 2.5 liters (about .55 gallons) of fluid per day.
What can help a clinician make a more accurate risk assessment?
A. The predictions are short term predictions. B. The predictions are made for environments in which the clinician has information about the person's past behavior. C. The clinician considers the person's history of violent behavior. D. all of the above