A psychiatrist says, "People with antisocial personality disorder fail to learn from past experience despite the criticism of parents and others. They may promise to improve, but there is no sincerity in the words; they continue to break the rules of society. Such a person obviously has a weak superego that is unable to reign in his id." This psychiatrist most likely endorses which perspective?

a. cognitive-behavioral c. family systems
b. humanistic d. psychodynamic


D

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In the United States, who has more anxiety disorders or depression, whites or blacks? a. Both are more common in whites

b. Both are more common in blacks. c. Whites have more alcohol abuse and blacks have more depression. d. Blacks have more depression and whites have more alcohol abuse.

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Henry Dale's assertion that neurons could contain only one type of chemical messenger is a. correct

b. incorrect, as some neurons can release two small molecules in different locations. c. partially correct, in that neuropeptides are never found in the same neuron as amines or amino acids. d. partially correct, as neurons nearly always release more than a dozen neurotransmitters whenever stimulated.

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When social psychologists do research, they seek to answer questions with experimentation and measurement. By doing so, they are asking _______ questions

a. empirical b. esteem c. common sense d. social influence

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The middle layer of the brain meninges is the

A) dura mater. B) pia mater. C) dorsa mater. D) arachnoid membrane. E) midsagittal sinus.

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