Conditions characterized by deficits in both intellectual and adaptive functioning are presently called ______
a. Intellectual disabilities
b. Down Syndrome
c. Mental retardation
d. Mental deficiency
Answer: a.
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Which of the following illustrates the relationship between stress and cardiovascular disease?
a. Stress is associated with thinned artery walls. b. Over the long run, stress can damage the heart. c. Type B personality is associated with higher blood pressure. d. Stress causes people to focus on the warning signs of heart attack.
Maya has always preferred individual assignments to group projects because she finds that she can accomplish more when she works on her own. The process that would best explain why Maya accomplishes LESS when she works as part of a group is
a. social loafing. b. the bystander effect. c. social interference. d. social dissonance.
Research on self-esteem and sexuality suggests that, for young women, high self-esteem is related to ____
a. waiting longer before losing one's virginity b. having fewer sexual partners c. underestimating the dangers of risky sexual behaviors d. taking more precautions against unwanted pregnancies
Criticisms of the medical model of psychological disorders include the idea that:
a. some mental disorders have no well-defined or consistent physical cause b. the medical model sees many disorders as problems with living c. the medical model puts too much emphasis on cultural context d. behavioral symptoms allow reliable classification of many disorders