Explain how a person's beliefs can affect genetic influences on her behavior and give an example
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A person's beliefs can impact genetic influences on behavior by repressing the expression of a trait. For example, a girl who is predisposed to smoking is less likely to smoke when raised in a religious environment and more likely to start smoking in the absence of religion.
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a. Moderately stable from infancy onward b. No stability from infancy to adulthood c. Stable for boys, but not for girls d. Stable, but only in certain ethnic and racial groups
Which of the following is the correct progression from least to most severe with respect to symptoms and impairment?
a. Bipolar I disorder, Cyclothymia b. Cyclothymia, Bipolar I disorder c. Cyclothymia, Bipolar II disorder d. Bipolar I disorder, major disruptive disorder
Enuresis is the inability to voluntarily control urination in people over the age of
a. 5. b. 7. c. 10. d. 12.
Which of the following statements about the Convention on the Rights of the Child is true?
A) The United States was one of the first countries in the world whose legislature ratified it. B) Opponents maintain that its provisions would shift the burden of child rearing from the state to the family. C) Although it includes the right to freedom of thought, it does not include the right to a free compulsory education. D) The United States is one of only two countries in the world whose legislature has not yet ratified it.