If a psychologist believes that the unique customs, values, and beliefs of a larger social community are responsible for the development of a particular trait, to which key theme in development does that psychologist subscribe?
a. Continuity versus discontinuity c. Child's active role
b. Sociocultural influence d. Nature versus nurture
B
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Which of the following occurred in the development of the MMPI-2?
a. Validity and reliability scales were removed to prevent questions on the test from becoming too confusing. b. Individuals diagnosed with specific mental illnesses were compared to individuals with no diagnosed mental illness. c. What was previously an objective test became a projective test designed to determine subjective responses. d. New scales were added to measure intelligence and creativity in addition to personality and psychopathology.
Which scenario best illustrates the concept of migration?
a. Twelve thousand years ago Native Americans traversed the Bering Strait to settle in the Americas, causing different genetic traits to be favored over others. b. The genetic mutation that causes sickle cell anemia also increases resistance to malaria, increasing the frequency of the diseased allele in the general population. c. The prevalence of depression is greater in populations where the serotonin transporter gene translocated to position q21 along chromosome 17. d. There is a higher than average rate of Ellis-van Creveld syndrome in the Amish community because the diseased allele was introduced by some original Amish settlers.
Damage to the structure of the middle ear takes the form of __________ deafness, and damage to the structures of the inner ear results in __________ deafness
a. sensorineural; conductive c. conductive; sensorineural b. monochromatic; dichromatic d. sensorineural; presbyopia
The limbic system is important to motivation
a. True b. False