Little Geronimo runs around the house endlessly, needs little sleep, and often has temper tantrums. His mother exclaims "I swear that kid is possessed!" What perspective of psychological disorders is she demonstrating?
a. the biopsychosocial model c. the demonological model
b. the diathesis–stress model d. the medical model
C
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Rogers described fully functioning persons as happy, blissful, or contented at all times
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Flaugher (1978) contends that arguments about test bias were based on misunderstandings because test developers
a. are sensitive to the opportunities people have to learn information on a test. b. are very concerned about the individual items on a test. c. focus on overall test performance and how it correlates with an external criteria. d. do not focus as much on test performance.
Compare and contrast functional fixedness and mental set. Give examples of each in the context of problem solving to support your thinking.
What will be an ideal response?
A growing number of researchers regard the question of how much heredity and environment contribute to differences among people as
A) unanswerable. B) mainly answered by DNA. C) unimportant. D) easily answered with kinship studies.