People who suffer from Munchausen syndrome and Munchausen by proxy syndrome appear to have a pathological need to seek attention and sympathy from medical professionals

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Psychology

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Development norms refer to:

A. parts of the body growing at differing rates B. the genetic plan by which individuals are created C. development occurring in a sequential and orderly fashion D. the average age at which individuals perform skills

Psychology

Suppose an adolescent becomes highly aggressive after a brain injury. Of the following options, this most likely indicates damage to which part of the brain?

A. Spinal cord B. Cerebellum C. Pituitary gland D. Amygdala

Psychology

Punitive approaches to antisocial youth are

a. likely to make problems worse. b. effective when intervention occurs before adolescence. c. not the norm. d. effective at "teaching the child a lesson."

Psychology

A research program was conducted to understand the effects of two slogans created for a health care program. It was found that the number of people who registered for the program with the slogan "Saves 600 out of 1000 lives" were much higher than the number of people who registered for the program with the slogan "400 out of 1000 people lose their lives." This scenario exemplifies a psychological phenomenon called:

A. framing. B. hindsight bias. C. debriefing. D. confirmation bias.

Psychology