Mesmer's lasting contribution to psychology is his ____

a. research showing the relationship between syphilis and the mental deterioration seen in general paresis
b. development of a textbook for psychiatry that described the major disorders
c. demonstration that psychological factors, such as the power of suggestion, can be highly therapeutic
d. demonstration that the masses can fall for a false set of beliefs


c

Psychology

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A. gender constancy B. gender diffusion C. androgyny D. gender identification

Psychology

Phil and Lil are both playing with dolls in the same room. Use them in examples of parallel, simple social, and cooperative play

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

_____ twins develop from a splitting of a single fertilized egg and share _____% of their genes.

A) Monozygotic; 100 B) Monozygotic; 50 C) Dizygotic; 100 D) Dizygotic; 50

Psychology

Which of the following is not an instrument used to assess competency to stand trial?

A. Hare Revised Psychopathy Checklist B. Competence Assessment Instrument C. Georgia Court Competency Test D. MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication

Psychology