Which perspective on psychological disorders assumes that people's normal and abnormal behavior is shaped by factors such as poverty and prejudice?

A. sociocultural perspective
B. medical perspective
C. cognitive perspective
D. psychoanalytic perspective


Answer: A

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a. logotherapy b. deinstitutionalization c. mental hospitalization d. pharmacotherapy

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Describe a standard test that a developmentalist might use to determine whether an infant has attained object permanence. Why might the test not work? Use your answer to explain why some of Piaget's findings have been challenged by other researchers

What will be an ideal response?

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When members of a subordinated group are persuaded to believe that they really are inferior, what is occurring?

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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