The ______ allele/gene leads to violent behavior only in those individuals who were subjected to childhood physical abuse.
A. testosterone
B. oxytocin
C. MAOA-L
D. NPY
Answer: C
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a. Living a life of poverty is inherently stressful. b. Living in poverty exposes people to higher rates of disease, prompting the occurrence of mental disorders. c. People with mental disorders gravitate to poorer areas of cities. d. Poor areas of U.S. cities lack adequate safety, leading to mental distress.
Whose care is most likely to lead to caregiver burden if they are taken in by an adult child?
a. 80-year-old Vick, who has cancer but can get around pretty well b. 80-year-old Nick, whose dementia makes her disruptive and who engages in socially inappropriate behavior c. 80-year-old Dick, who has no legs d. 80-year-old Mick, who is wealthier than the daughter who will be taking her in
In a classic "tip-of-the-tongue" experiment, students, who drew a blank and couldn't name a defined word, were
a. able to name the word after they were instructed to shut their eyes. b. able to guess the first and last letter and the number of syllables of the word they were seeking. c. exhibiting encoding failure. d. exhibiting the serial position effect.
Long term treatment is often necessary for paraphilias because ____
a. their desires are socially unacceptable b. their desires are legally unacceptable c. their sexuality needs to be tightly controlled d. recidivism rates are high