An adaptive advantage of sickle-cell anemia is that it
a. eliminates the necessity for doing strenuous labor.
b. reduces the number of patients who eventually retire and then demand social security pensions.
c. provides resistance against malaria infection.
d. is a natural cure for HIV/AIDS.
C
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What do psychologists call disorders that are found only in particular cultures?
A. Restricted syndromes B. Naturalistic syndromes C. Sociocultural disorders D. Cultural syndromes
As an environmental psychologist, Fred would be most interested in
A. treating psychological disorders. B. creating a more functional workplace. C. how social factors affect a child's development. D. understanding the expression of traits.
Which of the following is one problem psychologists have with personality types?
a. They are hereditary constructs. b. They oversimplify personality. c. They describe character, not personality. d. They are not observable or measurable.
Research has shown that adolescents who have a dismissing/avoidant attachment to their parents may display
A. anger. B. confusion. C. aggression. D. disorientation.