Describe the three basic pieces of evidence that led Eysenck to conclude that basic differences in personality are genetic and biological in nature

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Answer: The first piece of evidence that Eysenck drew on to support his view that personality differences were genetic and biological is consistent observation that his three factors of Psychoticism, Extraversion, and Neuroticism occur in cultures as diverse as African, Asian, European and North American. Second, there is evidence that once categorized, people stay consistent across time and situation. Responses and habits may change, but not the basic category into which they will fall in should they be re-tested. Third, all three categories show moderate heritability factors.

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To understand how to better treat depression, Dr. Kloss and his team plan to use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). By using this technology, the research team will be able to____.?

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All of the following are features of a conditioned stimulus (CS) except:

a. Normally developed from pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus. b. The presentation of the conditioned stimulus (CS) increases the future frequency of the response. c. Produces a response similar to the one produced by the unconditioned stimulus. d. The conditioned stimulus did not produce the response before pairing with the unconditioned stimulus.

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Discuss some nondrug protective factors that help reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease

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