Stereotyping mental illness is common in the popular media. For example, in the movie Me, Myself & Irene, Jim Carrey's character was misidentified as having:
a) Dissociative identity disorder
b) Bipolar disorder
c) Gender identity disorder
d) Schizophrenia
d
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While the term psychology has existed since at least the early 1700s, psychology did not come to be considered a science until
a. the 1750s. b. the early 1800s. c. the late 1800s. d. the 1940s.
An organizing effect differs from an activating effect of a hormone in that an organizing effect ____
a. inhibits the effects of another hormone b. lasts only briefly c. activates excitatory receptors d. produces more long-lasting effects
When an object touches baby Geraldine's palm, she closes her fist tightly around it. If the object is lifted up, Geraldine hangs on and is lifted up with it. Geraldine is demonstrating the ______ reflex
a) rooting b) Moro startle c) grasping d) sucking
Which of these would a comparative psychologist be interested in?
A) how to help people with anxietydisorders B) how children's maturation can be affected bydiet C) the mating behavior of chimpanzees D) whypeople conform to others' behaviors