Provide an example of a person with a disorder who would meet all six of the most common criteria used to define abnormal behavior.
What will be an ideal response?
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A researcher tells stories at a party describing the behavior of individual participants in his or her research study. Which ethical principle is being compromised?
a. no harm b. informed consent c. confidentiality d. anonymity
Patricia and Michael were in a small plane that went down in a desert just north of Mexico. While they waited for a rescue plan to find them, they cut into some cactus plants and ate them for both food and fluids. Sometime later they both started to experience strange colors and sounds and they seemed to lose touch with reality. It is likely that:
a. Patricia and Michael were showing signs of severe dehydration b. the cactus they had eaten was poisonous c. the cactus they had eaten contained naturally occurring hallucinogens d. Patricia and Michael were in the final stages of severe heat stroke
Simon LeVay found differences between adult male homosexuals and adult male heterosexuals in:
a. the overall levels of testosterone in the bloodstream b. early childhood experiences c. portions of the hypothalamus d. the levels of testosterone within the central nervous system
On your way to class you see a homeless man asking for spare change. You reach into your pocket and give him a few quarters because you feel that if you don't give him your change you will probably experience guilt for the rest of the day. You are acting according to the __________ theory of altruism.
A. evolutionary B. arousal: cost-reward C. empathy-altruism D. bystander-effect