If a physician informed you that your speech disorder was the result of problems on chromosomes 4, 7, and 15, you would rightly conclude that the disorder is always classifiable as
a. recessive
b. polygenetic.
c. dominant.
d. sex-linked.
b
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According to the textbook, “principles in health psychology can . . . be used to persuade people to seek medical care . . . to detect health problems at an early stage, when there are more treatment options available and these options are less expensive.” Health psychology, therefore, can encourage ______ prevention.
A. primary B. secondary C. tertiary D. behavioral
Which of the following perspectives in psychology takes an interactionist view of human nature and emphasizes that behavior is related to the environment within which a person is born, grows up, and lives from day to day?
a. evolutionary b. behavioristic c. humanistic d. sociocultural
Which of the following was a finding of recent studies into the lives of children after adoption?
A. Adopted children tend to externalize less than nonadopted children. B. Long-term foster care proved just as beneficial to the long-term health and well-being as did early adoption. C. The mother's secure attachment proved more important for adopted children's secure attachment than did the father's secure attachment. D. Only a minority of adopted children were classified, after a period of five years from time of adoption, as "well-adjusted."
Which theorists tend to focus on conscious thoughts, needs, and emotions, view human nature as being inherently good, and consider the self-image to be a central determinant of behavior and personal adjustment?
a. humanistic theorists b. psychodynamic theorists c. trait theorists d. behaviorist and social learning theorists