According to the article Zipping Up the Genes about twins reared apart, which group of people was used
as a control to be sure that the findings of the study were not only the result of having been separated from
family
(a) a large class of introductory psychology students
(b) the researchers in the lab where the twin studies were conducted
(c) the spouses of the twins being studied
(d) a sample of people located by random dialing of phone numbers
C
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Freud believed that psychological disorders are caused by
a. current stressful situations in one's life. b. inconsistency between one's self-concept and reality. c. unconscious conflicts left over from early childhood. d. maladaptive patterns of thinking established in childhood.
All but which of the following have been implicated in the development of borderline personality disorder?
a. Abuse or neglect in childhood b. Failure to develop a cohesive self-concept in childhood c. Low levels of dopamine production d. Brain abnormalities e. Genetic factors
Which of the following occurs during the separation and individuation process?
A. Becoming an individual by means of integrating one's own values and beliefs with those of one's parents and one's society B. Becoming an individual through completely adopting the values and beliefs of one's parents and one's society C. Becoming an individual by means of dismissing the values and beliefs of one's parents and society while creating individual values and beliefs D. Becoming an individual by means of distancing one's own values and beliefs from those of parents and one's society
Svetlana just heard that her neighbor, Bart, was involved in an automobile accident at a nearby intersection. If Svetlana concludes that Bart's children distracted him, and this caused the accident, she has made:
a. an internal attribution b. a self-serving attribution c. an external attribution d. an attributional error