The most common sex chromosome disorders involve
A) aggressive and antisocial behavior, particularly in adolescent males.
B) the presence of an extra chromosome (either X or Y) or the absence of one X in females.
C) spontaneous miscarriage in the first or second trimester of pregnancy.
D) mental retardation and severe physical deformities.
B
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In Cattell's model, characteristics of personality that can be inferred from behavior are called
a. archetypes. b. source traits. c. central traits. d. surface traits. e. factors.
The criterion of maladaptive behavior used in determining whether behavior is abnormal would likely to be applied to which of the following cases?
a. Jonathan, who is hearing voices b. Quincy, who is experiencing some symptoms of depression but is still functioning adequately. c. Nate, who has developed a drug abuse problem that is affecting his health. d. Tricia, who behaves in ways other people consider deviant. e. Leslie, who believes he is hounded by demons.
The middle score in a distribution after the scores have been arranged from highest to lowest or lowest to highest is the _____
a. mean b. median c. mode d. standard deviation
The information-processing perspective is applied particularly to the child's ____ development
a. sociocultural and sociohistorical b. altruistic and moral c. emotional d. cognitive