A major contribution of trait perspective to personality theory is that it has ____
a. ?provided a thorough explanation for why we behave as we do
b. ?helped us understand how situations interact with personality traits
c. ?provided a common language and framework to describe people’s personalities
d. ?generated some very useful techniques for changing unhealthy personalities
Answer : C
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A. frontal lobe. B. reticular formation C. somatic nervous system. D. autonomic nervous system.
Which of the following statements about brain differentiation is true according to recent findings?
A) The sexual dimorphism of the mammalian brain depends entirely on the presence or absence of testosterone; genes play no direct role. B) The program of mammalian female brain development unfolds normally in the absence of estradiol or other hormones. C) There is a single mechanism that accounts for all differences between the brains of male and female mammals. D) all of the above E) none of the above
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a. template matching b. featural analysis c. the pandemonium model d. prototype matching
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A) "It is probably due to a brain malformation that can be corrected with surgery." B) "Family dysfunction and high levels of family stress cause ADHD." C) "It results from the reactions of others to a child who is just an active child." D) "Our best guess is that ADHD results from an interaction of several factors."