In Western nations, the most frequent source of children's fears is

A) exposure to negative information in the media.
B) exposure to fairy tales.
C) school or neighborhood bullies.
D) direct exposure to frightening events.


A

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According to Chomsky’s approach, the relationship between “The dog chased the cat” and “The cat was chased by the dog” can be described as

a. one deep structure with two surface structures b. two deep structures with one surface structure c. two deep structures and two surface structures d. two deep structures linked by a transformational rule

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The wide-scale study of the frequency of mental disorders in the United States found that:

A. the most common disorder reported was schizophrenia B. women report more personality disorders than men C. most people with active disorders were in therapy D. about 50% of people will develop a disorder in their lifetime

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The absence of joy and interest in activities that were previously enjoyable is called ____

a. dysphoria b. dysthymia c. anhedonia d. depression

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