Which of the following statements regarding the biological model of addiction and drug abuse is FALSE?
a. People who have a high sensitivity to alcohol are less likely to drink to excess.
b. If heredity plays a role in alcoholism, then more than one gene is involved.
c. For alcoholics who begin drinking heavily in adulthood, heritable factors are strongly involved.
d. Genes may affect how much a person needs to drink before feeling high.
C
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Which of the following is a difference between the five-factor model (FFM) and the five-factor theory (FFT)?
a) The FFM is always consistent and reliable, whereas the FFT depends on the FFM for its validity. b) The FFM is a model about the sources of culture-specific traits, whereas the FFT is a theory of five dimensions of personality that are culture-specific. c) The FFM is a model of the universal personality traits, whereas the FFT is a theory about the source of those traits. d) The core components of the FFM are basic tendencies, characteristic adaptations, and self-concept, whereas the core components of the FFT are extraversion, neuroticism, and agreeableness.
__________ psychologists study the changes that occur throughout the life span
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What did Charles Darwin believe about the facial expression of emotions?
a) they are learned through experience b) they do not merit scientific consideration c) they are a product of evolution, linked to our survival d) they are remnants of our earliest ancestors and, thus, have little relevance today
Of the children who die before they reach age 18, the largest percentage falls into which of the following age group?
a. age 0 to age 1 b. age 1 to age 4 c. age 5 to age 9 d. age 15 to age 19