Patients unable to feel pain frequently die due to injuries they did not know they had, or performing risky behaviors that would severely hurt other people. This disease, called Congenital Insensitivity to Pain, can be caused by
a. Mutated, non-functioning sodium channels in pain neurons
b. Elevated endorphin levels
c. Mutation of a gene responsible for generating pain fibers
d. All of the above
D
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Although a woman with damage to her amygdala seems almost always fearless, which of the following provoked her to panic?
a. Coming close to dangerous snakes b. Remembering the times when she had been attacked c. Breathing concentrated carbon dioxide d. Watching horror movies
The critical finding of the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart (Bouchard, 1994; Bouchard, Lykken, McGue, Segal & Tellegen, 1990) was that identical twins raised apart and together were ____
a. ?very similar to one another on nonreligious social attitudes, but quite far apart on occupational interests b. ?very similar to one another, whether the overall positive correlation for a particular characteristic was strong or weak c. ?very different from each other, depending on the families within which they were raised d. ?generally similar to each other on physical characteristics, but not on social characteristics
Neil and Mark cannot wait to spoil their granddaughter. They love the idea of having fun with her all day and then sending her home with their son when she gets tired and cranky. Which gratification of grandparenthood is probably most important to them?
A) valued older adult B) indulgence C) reinvolvement with personal past D) immortality through descendants
Which of the following statements is considered a difference between psychosocial and psychoanalytic theory?
A. Psychosocial theory does not suggest stages of development. B. Psychosocial theory is not interested in child-rearing practices. C. Psychosocial theory suggests directions for development beyond adolescence into adulthood and old age. D. Psychosocial theory places greater emphasis on infancy and toddlerhood.