What major conclusion about personality traits emerged from the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart?
A. Identical twins are more similar than any other type of sibling.
B. Siblings reared apart were much more similar than identical twins.
C. Fraternal twins reared together were much more similar than identical twins.
D. Personality scores for twins were not related in either case.
Answer: A
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a. Despite decades of research there is little evidence that psychotherapy is effective. b. Psychotherapy is effective, and many types of psychotherapy share key "active ingredients." c. Psychoanalytic treatment tends to be superior to other treatments because it is the only one that seeks to uncover underlying causes of disorders. d. Various forms of psychotherapy are so radically different that it is not possible to offer definitive conclusions concerning their effectiveness.
Children normally begin to say their first word and make connections between words and objects at about __________ months
a. six b. 12 c. 18 d. 24
Participants in a research study are asked to report what they are thinking about when a pager signals at different times during the day. The researcher is using a procedure that is known as the ________ method
a. experience-sampling b. think-aloud protocol c. "beeper" d. circadian rhythm
According to psychoanalytic theory, morality (superego) results from
A. empathy. B. parental identification. C. strongid impulses. D. defense mechanisms.