Different cultures have different ideas about what normal behavior is. This is a key limitation of which of the following ideas about defining abnormal behavior?
a. Deviance from the norm
b. Presence of depression
c. Difficulties adapting to life demands
d. Experience of personal distress
a
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If a child cannot maintain her balance, control her motor behavior, or coordinate her eye movements with bodily sensations, which part of the brain might be faulty?
a. Cerebellum b. Amygdala c. Medulla d. Hypothalamus
Compared to an independent-measures design, a repeated-measures study is more likely to find a significant effect because it reduces the contribution of variance due to ______
a. time-related factors c. the effect of the treatment b. order effects d. individual differences
Laura is 17 and has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Her father often says to her, "You never tell me what's going on in your life. You keep secrets and therefore, make terrible mistakes in judgment. I want what's best for you, but you must change your attitude and start behaving like a human being!" The father's comments best illustrate which factor in schizophrenia?
a. diathesis-stress b. expressed emotion c. cognitive impairment d. double-bind communications
The term teratogen refers to __________
A) any environmental agent that causes damage during the prenatal period B) a limited time span during which a part of the body is biologically prepared to develop rapidly C) a rapid period of prenatal neurological development D) a synthetic hormone used to prevent miscarriage