It has been observed that if a woman gives birth to a child with Down syndrome before the age of 35, she has an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following best explains this observation?
A. The same gene underlies both Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease.
B. Women under 35 are not emotionally mature enough to manage a child with mental retardation.
C. Multiple copies of the APOE-4 allele increase the likelihood of both conditions.
D. A genetic mutation that increases susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease also increases the likelihood of passing on chromosomal abnormalities.
Answer: D
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a. after a woman is pregnant? before a woman is pregnant b. before a woman is pregnant? while a woman is pregnant c. before conception? before conception d. after conception? after conception
In terms of research findings, evidence for indigenous conceptions of personality is not necessarily antithetical to the existence of universal personality traits
a) True b) False
The idea in Western cultures that a certain amount of adolescent rebellion is considered normal and perhaps even healthy possibly reflects a
cultural mandate. social construction. culturally dependent contrivance. social fallacy.
Professor Benvolio's personality course emphasizes the importance of Gordon Allport's contributions to the field of psychology. Professor Benvolio would be most likely to agree that:
a. people fail to understand the power of culture on behavior, and so they attribute another person's mysterious actions to the individual's personality rather than cultural norms. b. repression occurs when a person's own unacceptable or threatening feelings are repressed and then attributed to someone else. c. the price of free will is often anxiety and despair, which is why many people try to escape from freedom into narrow certainties. d. most individuals have five to ten central traits that reflect a characteristic way of behaving, dealing with others, and reacting to new situations.