Explain why asthma rates have continued to rise over time in developed and developing countries.
What will be an ideal response?
The hygiene hypothesis-being so clean that the immune system does not develop properly-is one explanation for increases in asthma in developed countries. The rise in air pollution as a result of modernization is an explanation for the rise of rates of asthma in developing countries.
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A. specific phobia B. social anxiety disorder C. social obsessive disorder D. dissociative disorder
Chapter 14 explores the research about adults who are taking care of their elderly parents. This research shows that
a. the trend has shifted in recent years, so that sons and daughters are now equally likely to take care of their elderly parents. b. middle-aged people are often pleased that they can offer help to their parents, to compensate for the "empty nest" feelings when their children have left home.. c. several TV shows now focus on positive interactions between adults and their elderly parents. d. the clear majority of adult caregivers find some positive aspects about these responsibilities.
Watson predicted that the laws of behavior would be identified when ____.?
a. ?behaviors were reduced to their basic S-R units b. ?the stimulus elements could be perfectly controlled c. ?the smallest elements of responses were discovered d. ?the response elements could be perfectly predicted e. ?Both B and D are correct.
Psychologists use the term _____ to refer to the patterns of physical, cognitive, and socioemotional change occurring throughout life.
A) learning B) maturation C) development D) cognition