In a typical "catch 22" situation, women who are independent, aggressive, and unemotional may be considered "unhealthy" even though women who are vain, emotional, dependent and irrational (all "feminine" traits in our culture) may be classified as having a histrionic or dependent personality disorder. This example of gender bias in judging normality
a. occurs because women are genetically predisposed to emotional dysfunction more so than are men.
b. occurs because the standards set for males are higher than those for females.
c. occurs because the standards for judging normality tend to be based on males.
d. occurred in the 1950s but does not occur today.
C
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Bobby is an expert at chess. Peter is a novice at chess. Which of the following differences in their chess-playing would you expect to see? a. Bobby will take less time to select a move than Peter
b. Bobby will bypass steps that Peter needs when selecting his individual moves. c. Bobby will play to the goal of being stable and "autonomous," while Peter will not. d. Bobby will rely more on intuition and less on experience than Peter.
One of the most important criticisms of Freud's theory is that it:
A. overlooks the importance of the early parent-child relationship. B. emphasizes nature over nurture. C. focuses primarily on early child development. D. cannot be directly tested.
During the eugenics movement, persons with intellectual disability were considered ____
a. relatively harmless b. a threat to society c. the missing evolutionary link d. amusing individuals
Pagette is nine years old, and it seems that every day she brings home a different friend from school. As she expands her social contacts beyond her immediate family, Pagette is showing behavior that is typical during Freud's:
a. oral stage of personality development b. latency period of personality development c. anal stage of personality development d. phallic stage of personality development