Mentally ill persons are often involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitals due to dangerousness, which is defined by the _______.
A. nature and severity of predicted and actual aggression
B. various risk factors associated with the probability that violence or aggression will occur
C. overall probability that harm will occur
D. All of these are correct.
Answer: D
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A. Social discomfort B. Cultural mores C. Social context D. Cultural relativism
When the observations in the initial baseline phase show a trend in the direction of improved behavior, the researcher should ____
a. administer the treatment immediately b. .manipulate the environment until the change stops c. increase the intensity of the treatment d. do nothing but continue to observe
Describe the symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and discuss the controversy surrounding this diagnosis.
What will be an ideal response?
If cells taken from the ectoderm are grown in isolation, they form skinlike tissues; if they are grown with mesoderm cells, they form nervous system tissue. This observation suggests that cell development is
a. controlled by a purely genetic process. c. affected by the immediate environment. b. inherently unpredictable. d. less structured before birth.