Family, twin, and adoption studies can identify all of the following EXCEPT
a. whether a particular form of psychopathology is influenced by genes
b. whether a particular form of psychopathology is influenced by the environment.
c. the location of specific genes associated with psychopathology.
d. the approximate degree of influence of genetics for a specific psychological disorder.
c
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Jamal's first-grade teacher is teaching her class basic sight word vocabulary as well as how to use their knowledge of letter sounds to pronounce novel words in print. The class is most likely at which stage in Jeanne Chall's sequence of reading development?
A. Stage 0 B. Stage 1 C. Stage 2 D. Stage 3
Juanita is a college sophomore who is completing a survey that asks "Has this stressful event happened to you at any time during the last two weeks?" Some of the items that she checked were "Working while in school"; "Sat through a boring class"; "Went into a test unprepared"; "Did worse than expected on a test"; "Assignments in all classes due at the same time"; "Got to class late"; "Couldn't
find a parking space"; and "Having roommate conflicts.". Students with higher scores on this survey are more likely to need health care (as measured by going to the student health center or infirmary) than students with lower scores. Juanita taking the a. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2). b. Social Readjustment Rating Scale. c. Undergraduate Stress Questionnaire. d. Disease-Prone Personality Scale.
What is the name given to dense collections of proteins and other materials in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease?
a) neurofibrillary tangles b) polypeptide Y fragments c) plaques d) pyramidal tracts