Wilfred has an identical twin brother who has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The odds that Wilfred will develop schizophrenia during his lifetime have:
a. dropped from 1 in 2 to approximately 1 in 10
b. not changed because schizophrenia is not related to genetics
c. jumped from approximately 1 in 100 to 1 in 200
d. jumped from approximately 1 in 100 to 1 in 2
D
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A. a Google server B. a smartphone C. the Internet D. a compact disc
According to Postman, generalized competition means ______.
A. a massive amount of interference is caused by spreading activation in the long-term store B. the inability to find the correct retrieval results to information in the long-term store C. a set or disposition to continue to respond in the manner learned most recently D. disruptive influence of language on the learning of paired associate tasks
In the late 1800s, Charcot and Janet noted that symptoms of hysteria were eliminated when patients:
A) were paid for not exhibiting those symptoms. B) received electroconvulsive shock therapy. C) were hypnotized. D) introspected on the causes of their hysteria.
A meta-analysis of primary prevention programs for children and adolescents (Durlak & Wells, 1997) concluded that
a. such programs actually had unintended, negative effects on the majority of participants. b. the average participant in such programs demonstrated a better outcome than at least 50% of those in control groups. c. the positive effects of such programs were limited to the specific problem behaviors targeted. d. the positive effects of such programs did not endure over time.