The degree to which an aspect of development is dictated by our genetic programming is a measure of its
A) mitosis.
B) preformation.
C) canalization.
D) familism.
C
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In keeping with an accepted treatment for mental illness in the 14th century, a physician treating King Charles VI of France had him moved to the countryside in order to a. have him closer to a hospital that treated mental illness. b. keep him away from his family
c. restore the balance in his humors. d. cure him of hysteria.
Kinship correlations of IQ increase when their biological relatedness increases. This fact supports the view that intelligence is influenced by
a. shared environmental experiences. b. heredity. c. each child's unique nonshared environmental experienced. d. nutrition because people living together eat together.
Minerva was extremely anxious and worried about everything. She thought that something terrible would happen and worried what people thought about her. She was also jumpy and suffered from episodes of heart palpitations due to anxiety. Her doctor most likely prescribed____________ to help her.
A. an opiate B. a benzodiazepine C. an anxiolytic D. an antidepressant
What is the term for the reflex that disappears around 8-12 months, and occurs when an infant fans out its toes in response to a stroke on the outside of its foot?
a) Babinski b) Moro c) startle d) stepping