In ancient societies, if a person's abnormal conduct consisted of speech that appeared to have a religious or mystical significance, then the person was
a. assumed to have willingly entered into a pact with the devil.
b. thought to be a witch.
c. thought to be possessed by a good spirit or god.
d. assumed to have something physically wrong with the heart.
c. thought to be possessed by a good spirit or god.
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b. AIDS typically leads to HIV. c. HIV and AIDS are the same disorder. d. AIDS and HIV are unrelated.
Participants in one study were either frustrated or not frustrated. They then were given what they thought was an opportunity to administer electric shocks to another person. Sometimes this other person was the one who had frustrated them, and sometimes it was a stranger. The researchers found that
A. frustration increased aggression, but only against the person who frustrated the participants. B. frustration increased aggression against both the person who had frustrated the participants and the stranger. C. frustration led to an increase in aggression against the person who had frustrated the participants, but a decrease in aggression against the stranger. D. frustration did not affect aggression levels in this experiment.
Which term refers to maintaining one's original cultural identity while integrating oneself into the dominant culture?
A. biculturalism B. pluralism C. assimilation D. polytheism
Theory of mind is a(n)
A. concept that refers to the awareness of one's own mental processes and the mental processes of others. B. approach that emphasizes the social contexts of learning and the fact that knowledge is mutually built and constructed. C. umbrella-like concept that consists of a number of higher-level cognitive processes linked to the development of the brain's prefrontal cortex. D. concept of cognitive development that describes the changing level of support offered to children.