One hypothesis of the psychological contribution to the development of personality disorders is that __________.
A. they are directly related to temperament at birth
B. they have no psychological component, but are instead inherited
C. personality traits may originate in disturbed parent-child attachment relationships
D. people inherit the trait of anxiety, which underlies all personality disorders and predisposes people to developing one
Answer: C
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Ed wants to change a behavior that is difficult for him, but more difficult in some situations than in others. A good strategy for Ed to follow is to:
a. change his target behavior. b. begin with the least challenging situations. c. begin with the medium challenging situations. d. begin with the most challenging situations.
When Luke kissed Laura, her heart rate increases. Luke always wore Old Spice After Shave. Whenever Laura smelled Old Spice, her heart would race. Laura's increased heart rate when she smelled Old Spice was the
a. unconditioned stimulus. b. unconditioned response. c. conditioned stimulus. d. conditioned response.
Both of Mary's parents have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Bob has an identical twin who has schizophrenia. Who is more likely to develop schizophrenia and why?
a. Bob, because he is male and has a family history of schizophrenia. b. Mary, because all of her genes come from her parents and they both have the disease. c. Bob, because he has inherited the same susceptibility that his twin is expressing. d. Mary, because females are more susceptible than males to the genetic forms of schizophrenia.
The "cultural spillover" theory of rape proposes that _____.
a. environments in which violence is encouraged are likely to have more rapes b. sadistic rapists are more common in violent societies c. societies that allow sexual freedom have a higher percentage of power rapists d. cultures in which sexuality is repressed are more likely to have high rates of rape