Which of the following is NOT true of bipolar disorder?

a. Manic episodes may have some positive aspects.
b. Only the depressive episodes are dangerous or maladaptive.
c. Manic periods often have a negative undertow of uneasiness and irritability.
d. Mild manic episodes often escalate to higher levels that become scary and disturbing.


B

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Which of the following best describes why newborns cry?

A. As a way to stimulate neuron growth B. As a way to indicate their discomfort C. As a way to develop their senses D. The crying often occurs for no reason.

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Six-week-old Beck is lying in his crib and making a melodic sound that might be described as an "eeeeee." What is Beck doing?

A. babbling. B. telegraphing. C. cooing. D. holophrasing.

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Even when pretest scores are the same, on average, for treatment and comparison groups in a nonequivalent control group design, the two groups may not be equivalent because

A. the pretest measure is unlikely to be relevant to the dependent variable. B. the posttest measure is unlikely to be the same as the pretest measure, and the two groups must be equivalent at the posttest. C. the fact that the two groups are equal on the pretest measure does not ensure that the groups are equivalent on other characteristics relevant to the study. D. the natural growth rates of two groups from different populations are likely to be the same, but the pretest estimate of equality may still be in error.

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