Walter has just watched the news of Hurricane Irene, including an interview with a man who is standing in knee-deep water in his basement. Walter decides to go to the store and on his way sees a stranded motorist
The empathy-altruism model predicts that Walter will ________. a) keep driving because on a bad day like today, he can't begin to deal with one more problem
b) keep driving because the motorist is a member of his ingroup
c) stop and try to help because he might as well wallow in his negative feelings
d) stop and try to help because he remembers how it feels to be stranded on the side of the road
d
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a. reduces aggressive urges. b. encourages aggression. c. releases tensions. d. allows us to displace our aggression.
The Williams family is sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner. Mary Williams starts describing her many different somatic complaints. Then, Aunt Helen adds her own long list of complaints. Somatic symptom disorder seems to run in the female members of this
family. The male relatives in this family may have an elevated risk for which disorder? a. panic disorder b. bipolar disorder c. schizophreniform disorder d. antisocial personality disorder
Current neurochemical hypotheses regarding schizophrenia focus on
a. dopamine deficiencies. b. excessive levels of dopamine. c. a broad array of neurotransmitters. d. dietary deficiencies.
According to Vygotsky, the framework or temporary support that helps a child learn is called
a. development. b. proximal. c. opportunity. d. scaffolding.