A famous lecturer argues that because the Hopi Indians have only two nouns for things that fly, one for birds and another for nonbirds, the Hopi MUST interpret all flying things in terms of these two nouns. This argument is based on __________
a) the idealized prototype construct.
b) bottom-up processing.
c) deep structure elaboration.
d) the linguistic relativity hypothesis.
d
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According to Thomas Szasz, ____
a. mental illness is a fictional creation by society used to control and change people b. the causes for most mental disorders will ultimately be found in brain pathology c. individuals who are suffering from mental illnesses have biological diseases d. medication is far superior to psychotherapy in thetreatment of psychopathology
Based on the diathesis-stress model, which combination is associated with the highest potential for the development of schizophrenia?
a. A diathesis and high levels of life stress b. A diathesis and low levels of life stress c. Absence of a diathesis and high levels of life stress d. Absence of a diathesis and low levels of life stress e. A weak diathesis and a high level of stress
A middle-aged psychology professor has been tipped off by one of his students that cell phones are going off in the classroom. The professor does not recall hearing a cell phone go off anytime in the last few days in class. What is the most likely explanation?
a. The student who tipped off the professor about the cell phones really made up this false story in order to play a joke on the professor. b. The students in class have downloaded a high-pitched ring tone that the professor cannot hear because of a loss of hair cells. c. The students in class have downloaded a low-pitched ring tone that the professor cannot hear because of a loss of hair cells. d. The professor has a severe conductive hearing loss.
If Darren's brain is like that of most people, then the majority of language skills will be handled by his
A) corpus callosum. B) occipital lobe. C) right cerebral hemisphere. D) left cerebral hemisphere.