All babies vocalize with cries and coos in the first few months. Some psychologists believe that these vocalizations promote survival because they ensure infants maintain contact with caregivers. Based on this, evolutionary psychologists would likely classify infant cries and coos as:
a. universal and adaptive
b. economical and adaptive
c. universal and economical
d. economical and random
A
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a. Narcolepsy b. Synesthesia c. Stage 4 sleep d. Paradoxical sleep
Overall, some estimate that there are more than ____________ times the number of people with severe mental illness in jails than in hospitals.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
The concept of the confirmation bias specifically assumes that we are most likely to believe
a. the scientific method as true. b. information that agrees with our thinking. c. information that refutes our thinking. d. logical thinking. e. mental sets.
At the start of the twentieth century in America, public attitudes toward the mentally ill
A) were characterized by fear, horror, and ignorance. B) had become enlightened and humane. C) had become a conviction that the mentally ill were incurable and should be executed or jailed for the rest of their lives. D) associated mental disorder with "tainted genes" and divine retribution.