People use gestures even when speaking to someone who cannot see them. Which of the following is a likely purpose for such gestures?

a) To maintain information in working memor
b) To keep one's attention focused on the conversation
c) To reduce interference of contextual information
d) To help enforce conversational rules


A

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a. the likely causes of schizophrenia in the population as a whole b. the number of people in the United States who have had schizophrenia within a certain period of time c. the percentage of people in a population who have schizophrenia during a given interval of time d. the age of onset for people in the United States who have schizophrenia

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The case of Greg Mathis, as described in Module 19's introduction, best illustrates:

A. development of one's full potential B. the impact of the id on behavior C. how racial discrimination affects people's lives D. development of conditional positive regard

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Correlations allow us to

a. determine causation. b. demonstrate statistical significance. c. make predictions. d. calculate a z-score.

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Which of the following is true of the GABAA receptor complex?

A. It seems to be responsible for drug addiction. B. It can be activated by barbiturates and benzodiazepines. C. It is one of the few complexes that does not have multiple receptor subtypes. D. It is only found in the brain stem.

Psychology