The evolutionary approach explains behavior and mental processes by focusing on:
A. unconscious factors
B. adaptation and natural selection
C. learned behavior
D. biological influences
Answer: B
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
According to the discussion of lesbian relationships during adolescence,
a. most parents eventually become either neutral or positive about their daughters' romantic relationships. b. psychologists know more about lesbian relationships than about gay male relationships, because sexual prejudice is more widespread about gay males. c. lesbian and gay male adolescents are more likely to "come out" to their father than their mother. d. although peers are likely to reject gay male romantic relationships during adolescence, they typically accept lesbian romantic relationships.
Which is one of the factors Insko and his colleagues have identified as a potential cause of the discontinuity effect?
a. Members are embarrassed to be display hostility before other group members. b. Members of interacting groups support a norm of tolerance for the outgroup. c. People do not wish to appear greedy, particularly if the rest of the group is willing to share. d. People expect intergroup relations to be more unfriendly and aggressive. e. People do not consider the members of the other group to humans.
The signs of a thought disorder include __________, made-up words that have little or no meaning to others.
A. delusions B. perseveration C. neologisms D. thought intrusions