Individuals who do not show a decrease in cortisol levels in response to an injection of dexamethasone
A) are likely to be suffering from both major depression and a personality disorder.
B) will not respond well to pharmacological treatment.
C) have a severe form of depression.
D) have an HPA axis that is not functioning normally.
D
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Which of the following has NOT been proposed as a factor associated with the development of schizophrenic disorders?
a. neurological damage during prenatal development b. excessive levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine c. structural abnormalities in the brain d. inadequate social skills
The most accurate way to think of genes is that they a. set boundaries for our development
b. determine both our physical and psychological characteristics. c. determine physical but not psychological characteristics. d. actually have very little to do with any of the characteristics that we display.
You decide that you want to study more, so you set a series of gradual, daily goals and reinforce yourself for meeting each goal in the series. You are using a technique known as
a. latent learning. b. shaping. c. vicarious classical conditioning. d. intermittent conditioning.
The tendency for experienced cocaine users to undergo a drop in core body temperature while viewing paraphernalia associated with cocaine use probably results from
A. changes in enzymes. B. changes in the number of receptor sites. C. changes in receptor sensitivity. D. classical conditioning.