Which of the following people has the greatest risk for developing anorexia nervosa?
A. An upper-class female in a developed country
B. An upper-class male in a developing country
C. A working-class female in a developed country
D. A middle-class female in a developing country
Answer: A
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a. effort justification b. attitude polarization c. a self-fulfilling prophecy d. the false consensus effect
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a. increased b. stayed constant c. disappeared d. became subtler
Which of the following statements accurately describes a criticism of humanistic psychology?
a. It is too cynical in its description of human nature. b. It is overly critical of behaviorism, psychoanalysis, and scientific psychology in general. c. It relies too heavily on traditional scientific methodology to explore the big questions. d. It puts too strong an emphasis on the findings of animal research.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false