What is the primary difficulty in applying the criterion of "deviance from social norms" to define abnormal behavior?
a) Norms are difficult to enumerate.
b) Few observable behaviors are deviant.
c) Social norms are not the same for all groups.
d) Norms do not guide behavior except in rare instances.
C
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a. case study research. b. survey research. c. correlational research. d. experimental research.
Suppose that college students are asked to state out loud in a group why they think that they did so well on the last exam in organic chemistry. What might you expect to find with respect to gender comparisons?
a. Females would be somewhat more likely to attribute their success to high ability. b. Males would be somewhat more likely to attribute their success to hard work. c. Males would be somewhat more likely to attribute their success to high ability. d. There would be no gender differences in attribution patterns.
Stereotaxic procedures:
a. cause a great deal of brain damage b. are used for brain tissue transplants c. have been shown to be ineffective in treating Parkinson's disease d. have only been performed on animals
Which technique is generally an effective method of study efficiently?
a. ?forming associations among the elements of information b. ?playing music in the background while you are studying c. ?rehearsing what you have to know for hours d. ?using massed practice sessions