The hallmark of normal waking consciousness is ______

a. the highly selective nature of attention
b. the highly generalized nature of attentive processes
c. the short duration of attention-span
d. the ability to intensely focus on multiple tasks at once


A

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and female traits have remained constant over the past 30 years. d. Both male and female traits have changed significantly over the past 30 years.

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According to the text, what was a criticism of monadology??

a. ?It did not attempt to reconcile science and God b. ?It asserted that because God created the world, it cannot be improved on c. ?It ignored God’s influence on the mind d. It denied the importance of science

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Lenny is 25 years old and has had multiple arrests for assaults, theft, and drug use. He has hurt strangers, friends, and family and has never shown any remorse or regret. Following his last arrest, Lenny met with a social worker who told him about antisocial personality disorder; he is now convinced that that is "what's wrong" with him. Lenny recently went to a local community mental health center and asked to be treated by a psychotherapist. The problem with this story is that

A. individuals with antisocial personality disorder do not generally seek treatment. B. Lenny has misdiagnosed himself, since his behaviors are more typical of conduct disorder. C. the drug use does not fit the pattern of antisocial personality disorder. D. the description does not fit any known personality disorder.

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Children who are playing formal games with a division of labor are involved in _____ play

A) associative play B) cooperative play C) parallel play D) solitary play

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