Alicia suspects that her estranged husband is sexually abusing their daughter Kimberly during custodial visits. She tells her friend Heather that she became suspicious when she noticed Kimberly touching her sexual parts in bed on three separate occasions in the past week. Upon hearing this, Heather remarks, "Isn't it common for four-year-old girls to touch themselves in that way out of general
curiosity?" Heather's comment concerns which of the following?
a. The base rate of the behavior
b. The iatrogenic effect of the behavior
c. The incidence of the behavior
d. The penetrance of the behavior
a
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Which catchphrase BEST captures psychopathologists’ current understanding of the origins of mental illness?
a. nature, not nurture b. nurture, not nature c. nature or nurture d. nature and nurture
Your older brother has a friend who was angry with his wife because they have two sons and he wanted to have a daughter. He thought that she was responsible for having two boys rather than a boy and a girl. What would you tell your brother?
a. His friend was correct; she was purposefully having sons instead of a daughter. b. It was not anyone's "fault," but the sperm determined the sex of the offspring. c. It was not anyone's "fault" even though her ova determined the sex of the offspring. d. Sex of the offspring is determined by day of the week. They both should have known what day they were trying to conceive.
After a controversial play, referees meet in the middle of the field to discuss what each saw and explain his/her ruling before coming to a final decision. This most closely resembles which of the following?
a. archival analysis b. dependent variables c. interjudge reliability d. external validity
Pacinian corpuscles, ruffini endings, meissner's corpuscles and merkel's disks are all examples of ____, which transduce physical deformations into action potentials
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).