Severe forms of intellectual disability are typically due to
a. a lack of proper socialization.
b. psychological and emotional factors.
c. genetic and environmental influences.
d. rare genetic mutations or accidents during birth.
Answer: d. rare genetic mutations or accidents during birth.
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Which of the following would Kohlberg consider the LEAST sophisticated stage of moral thinking?
a. Authority and social order-maintaining morality b. Morality of contract, individual rights, and democratically accepted law c. Morality of individual principles of conscience d. Instrumental hedonism
Nora’s grandfather lived to be 87, and her father is still alive at the age of 98. Nora concludes that longevity is inherited and anticipates a very long life. Nora should know that __________
A) there is no reliable data on the heritability of longevity, so the cumulative effects of random events probably contributed to the long lives of her relatives B) the lifespans of fraternal twins are just as similar as the lifespans of identical twins, indicating that longevity is probably not a heritable trait C) rather than inheriting longevity directly, people probably inherit risk and protective factors that influence their chances of dying earlier or later D) the heritability of longevity is high, ranging from .75 to .95 for age at death, indicating that longevity is directly related to genetic factors
Complete the following analogy. Nonconscious thinking: _______ :: conscious thinking: ________
a. biased; accurate b. automatic; controlled c. controlled; automatic d. illogical; logical
According to one study, most psychologists and psychiatrists included in the sample viewed criminal profiling as scientifically reliable and valid.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)