Cognitive-behavioral theorists emphasize that disturbed individuals ____
a. come from disturbed families
b. live in stressful environments
c. have irrational and maladaptive thoughts
d. are deficient in interpersonal skills
C
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Assume that personality researchers have isolated a new trait they call "nescience.". If these researchers report that sets of identical twins reared together and apart show the same correspondence for this particular trait, it would indicate that
a. genetics has a larger influence than environment in the expression of nescience. b. environment has a larger influence than genetics in the expression of nescience. c. neither genetics nor environment influences the expression of nescience. d. genetics and environment exert equivalent influences in the expression of nescience.
A researcher wants to study people's behavior on first time dates so he/she joins an Internet dating service. What type of research method would this be?
a. Correlational b. Internet based c. Participant observation d. Experimental
Which part of the brain does an electroencephalogram (EEG) measure activity in?
A. cerebral cortex B. brain stem C. Hippocampus D. pituitary gland
One reason why brain functioning begins to change in middle adulthood is that __________.
A. middle-aged adults do not take good care of themselves, and it affects the health of their brains B. middle-aged adults carry greater loads of stress, which adversely affects their health C. researchers have found that 20 genes that are vital to learning, memory, and mental flexibility begin to function less efficiently as early as age 40 D. middle-aged adults are too busy to participate in mental learning and activities to maintain mental flexibility