The risk of a child developing schizophrenia is increased by

a. maternal age.
b. his or her sex.
c. paternal age.
d. their ethnic background.
e. educational level.


Answer: c. paternal age.

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a. social worker b. psychiatrist c. clinical psychologist d. psychoanalyst

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If your college campus is like the average campus in the United States, what percentage of students has engaged in binge drinking during the last month?

a. very few, about 5% b. some, about 15% c. a moderate number, 22% d. almost half, about 40% e. the majority, 66%

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Fred refuses to speak at school, although he speaks normally at home. His therapist plans out a treatment where Fred is given a gold star every time he answers his teacher, and he can then trade in his stars for prizes. Fred begins speaking in class

The therapist then tells the teacher to stop the program for a couple of weeks. Fred stopped talking during that time. The teacher then starting giving Fred stars again, and Fred again began to talk. This is an example of a. a case study. b. a correlational study. c. an ABAB experimental design study. d. a self-report study.

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How could you work with parents, schools, and communities to target the development of obesity in children?

What will be an ideal response?

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