How long must a person have the persistent belief that he or she has a serious illness despite medical reassurance in order to meet the criteria for hypochondriasis?
a) two months
b) six months
c) one year
d) two years
b
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The basal ganglia are associated with ______________________
a. basic instincts c. taste perception b. developing habits d. time estimation
A researcher recorded conversations of 4-year-olds and parents at a zoo. She found that children took many opportunities to learn about animals as living things
a. by listening to their parents lecture them about the animals’ habits. b. by asking an adult questions about biological processes. c. by asking an adult questions about the names of the animals. d. by asking the adult to read the signs on each cage.
People's ideas about how men and women ought to behave are called ________, whereas people's beliefs about how women and men do behave are called ________.
A. sexist attitudes; sexist stereotypes B. gender preferences; gender roles C. gender stereotypes; gender-role norms D. gender-role norms; gender stereotypes
When intuitive thought persists into later childhood and adulthood, this thinking is referred to as
a. convergent. b. deductive. c. superstitious. d. transformational.