A 90-year-old woman kills herself rather than continue suffering with terminal bone cancer. A teenager commits suicide when his girlfriend breaks up with him and his parents are unconcerned. A religious fanatic kills himself to protest religious persecution. These examples of suicide suggest that ____
a. suicide cannot be studied in a scientific manner
b. all suicide stems from mental disorder
c. there are many different reasons for suicide
d. suicide is basically a sociological phenomenon
Answer: c. there are many different reasons for suicide
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a. increased depression and alcoholism. c. increased domestic violence. b. Increased physical health problems. d. all of these.
A number that describes a characteristic of a sample of scores is called a
a. descriptive score. c. statistic. b. summary score. d. parameter.
(see Figure 9.18a)
When levels of _____ are low, cells in the arcuate nucleus release _______ and AgRP to communicate with the _______ (#2) and the PVN (#1).
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Thorndike's idea that responses that brought about positive outcomes would likely be repeated is called
a. the law of Skinner. b. the law of conditioning. c. the law of direct. d. the law of protect. e. the law of effect.