The kindling hypothesis of bipolar disorder posits that
a. After an episode of mania, stress is unlikely to induce a second mood
disturbance.
b. Mood disturbances may eventually develop in the absence of stress.
c. Mood disturbances will not occur in the absence of "kindled" stress.
d. The amount of stress must increase to result in each subsequent mood
episode.
b
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a. Rett's disorder. b. fetal alcohol syndrome. c. neurosis. d. autism spectrum disorders.
According to Crow (1997), the brains of some people with schizophrenia are a. more symmetrical in structure and function than brains of typical controls
b. more symmetrical in structure, but not function, compared to brains of typical controls. c. more symmetrical in function, but not structure, compared to brains of typical controls. d. less symmetrical in structure and function than brains of typical controls.
Recall that researchers conducted a field experiment in Fairfax County, Virginia, where recycling efforts were instituted. These researchers found that positive attitudes best predicted recycling when residents
a. had to find their own containers for recycling. b. had first agreed to recycle newspapers. c. were provided with free recycling containers. d. were provided with financial incentives for recycling.
The term for a generalization about a group of people in which attributes are assumed to be true of all members of the group regardless of actual variation among group members is a _________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).