Describe the concept of differential susceptibility as it relates to the development of psychopathology
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• Genetic profile and other biological factors interact with environmental influences to produce individual differences.
• Children are differentially vulnerable to stressful environment and also benefit in different ways from appropriate environment
• Different variables are not seen as negative or positive but only as markers to be considered
• Related to the concept of sensitivity to context – individual differences help explain better or worse adaptations to a particular environment
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At stage three of the conventional level, children show a __________ orientation
a. metamoral c. punishment b. good-boy/good-girl d. law and order
As Stephanie walks into work, her new co-worker, Emily, greets her with a very enthusiastic, "Oh my goodness, I'm so happy to see you today." Assuming both women are Americans, how is Stephanie likely to respond?
A. She will assume that Emily likes her even more than she is willing to express. B. She will assume that Emily has high emotional intelligence and knew that she needed cheering up. C. She will assume that Emily is exaggerating her feelings and being disingenuous. D. She will assume that she has made a great impression on Emily and that she really likes her.
Name the four basic taste sensations, describe the new fifth taste, tell how sensitive humans are to each taste and how this difference in sensitivity may have prevented poisonings, and explain why there are so many different flavors if only four (or
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The one element most cognitive models share is:
A) a focus on early childhood development B) they are only concerned with memory C) they are based on a sequence of events D) a focus on performance E) they are based on parallel processing