Reward seeking and sensation seeking

A. are higher during adolescence than they were in childhood.
B. are lower during adolescence than childhood.
C. are equally high during childhood and adolescence.
D. are caused by biological forces during adolescence and environmental forces in childhood.


Answer: A

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a. the two viewpoints are incompatible; researchers can support either perspective, but not both. b. most mental-imagery tasks seem to use an analog code, but some mental-imagery tasks seem to use a propositional code. c. the propositional viewpoint argues that people do not experience actual mental images. d. the analog viewpoint is supported by the observation that people cannot re-examine a mental image and provide a new interpretation of that image.

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Following the not guilty by reason of insanity verdict for John Hinckley in 1981, several states considered a. abolishing the insanity defense

b. using the insanity defense in every case. c. using the insanity defense only for male criminals. d. releasing all mentally ill patients who had successfully pleaded insanity.

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The concordance rate in identical twins for autism spectrum disorder is between _________ percent

a. 10 and 17 b. 23 and 41 c. 53 and 65 d. 76 and 88

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