The secular trend involving increased adult height and weight in the United States is least likely to be caused by

A. better nourishment.
B. a higher standard of living.
C. cultural diversity.
D. improved health care.


Answer: C

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Dr. Stroetz believes that most psychological disorders can be successfully treated if clients' vague complaints are translated into concrete behavioral goals. Knowing this, you might expect that Dr. Stroetz's bookshelves contain a large number of books written by a. Carl Rogers

b. Joseph Wolpe. c. Sigmund Freud. d. Aaron Beck.

Psychology

What have recent psychotherapy studies found regarding the relationship between therapist empathy, unconditional positive regard, and congruence/genuineness and therapy outcome?

a. These variables show no correlation with therapy outcome. b. These variables show significant but modest (<.30) correlations with therapy outcome. c. These variables show significant and strong (>.50) correlations with therapy outcome. d. Therapist empathy and unconditional positive regard are positively related to therapy outcome, but congruence/genuineness is unrelated to therapy outcome.

Psychology

Research methods that include surveys, case studies, and observations are called

A. correlational methods. B. inferential methods. C. experimental methods. D. descriptive methods.

Psychology

Which part of the brain is most vulnerable to anoxia?

A. cortex B. brainstem C. white matter D. midbrain

Psychology