The prefrontal lobotomy, once used to treat agitated, aggressive, and difficult to handle patients, is one form of __________.
A. electroconvulsive therapy
B. transcranial magnetic stimulation
C. psychotropic drug therapy
D. neurosurgery for psychiatric disorders
Answer: D
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A) genotype B) gamete C) autosome D) nucleus
Teresa is a child with autism who lives with her two brothers, Adrian and Paul. Suppose one day she observes the following events: Adrian waits until Paul leaves the room, then moves Paul's toaster to a hidden spot behind their couch. Then Paul returns and says, "I'm hungry. Time to make some toast!" Given the pattern of deficits typically observed in autism, what prediction is Teresa likely to make about Paul's upcoming behavior?
A. He will assume that Adrian must be playing a prank on him. B. He will immediately be confused and not look for it in the first place. C. He will look for the toaster in its new hiding spot. D. He will look for the toaster where it previously was.
The concordance rate for schizophrenia among identical, or monozygotic (MZ), twins is .50; the concordance rate for schizophrenia in fraternal, or dizygotic (DZ) twins, is only .18. Explain what these numbers mean. Include a discussion of nature and nurture in your response.
What will be an ideal response?
An interval scale is preferable to an ordinal scale because
A. it rank orders individuals on a specific characteristic. B. it allows for more sophisticated statistical treatments. C. it has an absolute zero point. D. it allows the measurement of individual differences.