Which of the following is true of phenylketonuria?

a. results from a recessive gene
b. a chromosomal disorder
c. results in death by the age of five


a. results from a recessive gene

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Dr. Chen, who is Asian American, is about to begin meeting with a young Latino man to administer behavior therapy for anxiety. Dr. Chen is concerned that their ethnic/racial differences will impede the progress of therapy. Being acquainted with the research on this issue, what would you tell him?

a. He's right; when the therapist and client are not matched with regard to ethnic background, it tends to have a negative effect on the therapeutic outcome. b. He's wrong; although counterintuitive, when the therapist and client are not matched with regard to ethnic background, it tends to have a positive effect on the therapeutic outcome. c. He's wrong; although counterintuitive, when the therapist and client are not matched with regard to ethnic background, it tends to have a positive effect on the therapeutic outcome, but only when the therapist makes an effort to be culturally sensitive. d. It is uncertain; the research conducted to date on the effect of therapist/client ethnic matching on therapeutic outcome is equivocal.

Psychology

When Tamara and her classmates say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning, their teacher smiles and approves. This is an example of children acquiring attitudes such as patriotism through

a. observation. c. rote learning. b. conditioning. d. innate mechanisms.

Psychology

The DSM criteria require that symptoms ____.?

a. ?interfere with an individual’s functioning b. ?be socially inappropriate c. ?reflect a permanent change in functioning d. ?Be invariant from culture to culture

Psychology

C-sections ______________

a. are performed at equally small rates around the world because they are seen as a last resort b. can be performed successfully only if the mother is full term c. require the same recovery time as a vaginal birth if they are performed correctly d. are often performed when the baby is in the breech position

Psychology