Research studies focusing on genetic factors in schizophrenia have found that
a. an individual with a schizophrenic identical twin has the highest risk factor (almost 50 percent) of developing schizophrenia.
b. in family studies of schizophrenia, the genetic influence can be separated from the environmental impact
c. if one person in a family has a particular subtype of schizophrenia, e.g., paranoid, the other family members inherit a predisposition for that subtype only.
d. the more severe a parent's schizophrenic disorder, the less likely the children are to develop it.
a
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a. the kind of books read by children had minimal impact on their behavior. b. children showed increased self-esteem when a model of their own gender had solved a problem in the book. c. children of both genders showed increased self-esteem when the model in the book was male. d. children of both genders showed increased self-esteem when the model in the book was female.
As you enter the grocery store, your little daughter Marta spots a toy at the front of the store and begins to beg for it. According to the textbook, your best course of action would be to
a. spank her immediately in front of people so the punishment will have the most effect. b. immediately go and buy her a toy and then continue your shopping. c. get very angry with her and stay angry with her as long as you are in the store. d. ignore the whine and try to engage her in helping you shop.
The businessman donated millions of dollars for a ward at a children's hospital, asking that it be name for him. This is an example of egotistic altruism
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
According to the text, neurons in a newborn's brain have on average about __________ synapses. By age 2 or 3, the number is about __________ synapses
a. 100,000; one million b. one million, 100 billion c. 2,500; 15,000 d. 15,000; 2,500