The average North American newborn is ______.

20 inches long

18 inches long

2112 inches long

22 inches long


20 inches long

Psychology

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A campus group that was trying to prevent hazing discussed its options for several years. However, when a student died from hazing, the group became more unified and productive, and eventually it changed the campus’s attitude toward hazing. The task force’s development is MOST consistent with a ___ model.

  a.  hierarchical phase   b.  successive-stage   c.  cyclical   d.  balance   e.  punctuated equilibrium

Psychology

Why would the cortex of highly intelligent children show a later thinning by the age of 19?

A. The whole brain shrinks in size, not just the cortex, to allow new connections to form. B. Given that there is limited space within the skull, the thinning allows for growth in other areas of the brain, such as the medulla. C. There is less learning at this time of life compared to early childhood, and therefore less need for neural connections. D. Those neural connections that are unused may die off to make the cortex more efficient in its functions.

Psychology

Dr. Drake has diagnosed a person with a personality disorder using the DSM-5 alternative model. We can assume that the ____

a. diagnosis is based on personality disorder types, or on ratings on the levels of personality functioning scale and personality trait domains b. diagnosis made was incremental; that is, the individual was rated as having mild to severe forms of a disorder c. diagnosed person's symptoms began after the age of 18 d. diagnosed person's symptoms affect other people but not necessarily the individual or his or her social and occupational functioning

Psychology

Sadness, hopelessness, withdrawal, and feelings of worthlessness are symptoms of

a. paradoxical anxiety. b. a manic disorder. c. a somatoform disorder. d. a depressive disorder.

Psychology