Which of the following is one of the critical-thinking guidelines described in the textbook?
a. don't overthink; go with your gut reaction
b. define your terms
c. accept all opinions as equally valid
d. simplify as much as possible
Answer: b. define your terms
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Certain medical tests are controversial because they correctly report the presence of a disease most of the time, but also falsely report it in many healthy people. This problem is an example of what?
a. Social learning theory b. Gestalt theory c. Signal-detection theory d. Opponent-process theory
Which of the following would be a good summary of perceptual development?
a. Babies are not very sophisticated information processors. b. Perceptual development reveals an adaptive order that capitalizes on experience. c. Infants perceive the world much as adults do. d. Children are quite advanced in development before they can integrate their senses.
Rates of mental disorders are
A. higher in the United States than in most other countries, due to superior diagnostic methods. B. higher in the United States than in most other countries, due to higher levels of stress. C. lower in the United States than in most other countries, due to the stigma attached to mental disorders within the public and medical communities. D. lower in the United States than in most other countries, due to the higher levels of poverty, war, and stress outside the United States.
Any disturbance in the human sexual response cycle is called
a. a sexually transmitted disease. b. a sexual dysfunction. c. sexual aversion disorder. d. inhibited sexual desire.