What does the text refer to as the biologically based raw material of personality?
a. genetics
b. temperament
c. physiological set
d. bio-personality
Answer: B
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A. a tendency to be unpredictably violent B. a significant loss of contact with reality C. an inability to know right from wrong D. an abrupt shift in personality from one pattern to another
Describe psychophysiological disorders and some of the factors that may lead to their development. How are some people able to avoid succumbing to the ill effects of these risk factors?
What will be an ideal response?
The inhibitory extracelluar matrix consists of chemicals that:
a. increase the activity of reactive astrocytes. b. inhibit axon growth. c. cause the release of neurotrophins. d. act as transcription factors.
Dr. Willis believes that development is a never-ending transaction involving reciprocal exchanges between the child and his or her environment. Thus, in studying cases of extremely premature infants, Dr. Willis would likely be interested in
a. the effects of the mother's care-giving style upon the infant. b. the effects of the infant's physical appearance upon the mother's care-giving style. c. the immediate effects of the infant's physical appearance upon the mother's emotional state, and subsequently upon the father's emotional well-being. d. the cyclical effects of the infant's condition upon the mother's care-giving style and the effects of that style upon the infant as well.