Which of the following diseases is the leading cause of death in late adulthood in the United States and other developed countries?
a. cancer
b. accidents
c. heart disease
d. pneumonia
c. heart disease
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Which paradigm views human nature as basically good, attributes abnormal behavior to frustrations of society, and uses nondirective therapy to treat abnormal behavior?
a. biomedical b. humanistic c. psychoanalytic d. cognitive behavioral
The tendency for people to persist in failing investments to avert loss, which causes losses to mount, is known as the
a. endowment effect. b. escalation effect. c. sunk cost principle. d. expectancy theory.
Regarding Hispanic families, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Hispanic families generally value social skills more than cognitive skills. b. Hispanic families generally value competition over cooperation. c. Hispanic families tend to value loyalty and family pride. d. Hispanic parents tend to have relatively strict standards of discipline.
Which of the following is sometimes called a "third force" that developed as a reaction against the pessimism of Freudian theories and the mechanical nature of learning theories?
a. psychodynamic theory b. behaviorism c. humanism d. personality type theory