At which age are most people operating at the postconventional level of moral reasoning?

a. Adults
b. Adolescents
c. A good portion of adolescence and adults develop this level of thinking

d. Adolescence and adults may both operate at this level depending on cultural influences.


d

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a. ?corpus callosum b. ?reticular formation c. ?Broca's area d. ?hippocampus

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What weakness has been identified with using a sole categorical approach to diagnosing personality disorders? a. Categorical diagnoses are based on arbitrary diagnosis thresholds and use an all-or-nothing classification

b. Diagnosticians show low reliability in being able to diagnose whether a client has a personality disorder. c. Personality disorders seem to be based on professional opinion. d. The boundaries used to determine normal personality features make it too difficult to distinguish between appropriate and pathological levels of personality traits

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Quinn was driving his car on an icy road when the back end started to skid out of control. His car crossed the centerline, and he could see the headlights of rapidly approaching oncoming traffic. His entire body became energized. His heart rate and respiration increased, and he began to perspire profusely. According to Selye's general activation syndrome (GAS), Quinn was experiencing:

a. a resistance reaction b. physiological exhaustion c. an alarm reaction d. autonomic rebound

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The invisible barrier within an organization that, because of discrimination, prevents individuals from being promoted beyond a certain level is called a

a. gender block. c. job hindrance. b. glass ceiling. d. promotional hold.

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