A vulnerability for a specific disorder means a person has inherited ______.

A. a genetic predisposition which may lead to the production of the disorder
B. the genes necessary and sufficient to produce the disorder
C. the genes sufficient but not necessary to produce the disorder
D. an environmental predisposition which may lead to the disorder


Answer: A

Psychology

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a. ?selection variability hypothesis b. ?variability hypothesis c. ?sexual selection hypothesis d. ?male superiority hypothesis e. ?female evolution hypothesis

Psychology

The probability of rejecting a false null hypothesis is called

a. statistics. b. power. c. statistical significance. d. prediction.

Psychology

Valerie's state passed a law mandating a free public pre-kindergarten education for three- and four-year-old children, although school enrollment is not mandatory until age five, with kindergarten. She is tracking the school-readiness and reading-readiness scores of all children starting kindergarten to see how the children who are enrolled in the pre-K program do in comparison to those of

similar background who do not attend. Valerie is conducting ____. a. applied research b. implementation research c. basic research d. policy research

Psychology

Unlike brain imaging techniques, TMS increases or decreases ______ in the brain.

A. imaging B. neurotransmitters C. excitability D. astrocytes

Psychology