The heritability of intelligence among older people is _____ than is the heritability among young people, perhaps because _____.
A) higher; older people have more similar experiences than do younger people
B) higher; intelligence levels have slowly been decreasing over the decades
C) lower; access to education has improved over the years
D) lower; the average diet is more nutritious now than it was in the past
A) higher; older people have more similar experiences than do younger people
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Ned seeks therapy after recurrently feeling "detached from himself" over several months. He has not lost his self-awareness or memory, but he notes that he feels like a robot, disconnected from his movements and actions. He is most likely suffering from __________.
A. dissociative fugue B. conversion disorder C. dissociative identity disorder D. depersonalization disorder
Mark has a longstanding pattern of deceitful and manipulative behaviors. He has an arrest record that traces back to his high school days. He has been arrested for driving while intoxicated, for using cocaine, and for petty larceny. Each time he has been
arrested, he has been able to explain his behavior in such a way that he has been put on probation. However, those who know him well are certain that he has no real remorse for his actions. If Mark received a diagnosis, which of the following is most likely? a. schizoid personality disorder b. antisocial personality disorder c. borderline personality disorder d. narcissistic personality disorder
Which of the following illustrates how cognitive variables may act to maintain acquired fears?
A. Jane no longer went to the park due to her fear of dogs. B. Karen would think happy thoughts whenever she drove over a bridge. C. Ryan's fear of heights caused him to obsess over how high up he was in a building. D. Melvin knew that his heart was racing because he was afraid.
In the time of noted psychologist William James, psychologists were inclined to explain motivated behavior by attributing it to
a. emotions. b. incentives. c. learned responses. d. instincts. e. impulses.