Lee has inherited a physiological trait that makes her more prone to anxiety. When she was 11, she was stung by a wasp while playing outside. If Lee were to develop a phobia of wasps, the model that would probably best explain the cause of her phobia is the ________ model
a. diathesis-stress
b. biological
c. gene-environment correlation model
d. interpersonal
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Which of the following is not a principle of evolutionary developmental psychology?
a. Children are very flexible in adapting to new contexts. b. Development is constrained by both genetic and environmental factors. c. Many aspects of childhood serve as preparations for adulthood d. Natural selection works only in early stages of development.
Which of the following concepts developed by Bandura refers to interactions that occur among behavior, internal, and external factors as an explanation for personality?
a. Reciprocal determinism b. Positive psychology c. Intersubjectivity d. Egocentrism
When seeking to distinguish between genuine and faked responses, a psychologist decides that a person who was faking was actually telling the truth resulting in ________.
A. carelessness B. a factor analysis C. a false positive D. situational selection
Current research shows that the sexual double standard:
A) ?shows no signs of eroding. B) ?has increased, especially among men. C) ?has decreased, especially among women. D) ?decreased during the early 1990s, and is beginning to increase.