McMillan and Her Colleagues (1997)asked a Random Sample of Almost

question 42

Multiple Choice

McMillan and her colleagues (1997) asked a random sample of almost 10,000 adults about whether they had experienced abuse during childhood.These researchers found that

• A) females were more likely to have experienced physical abuse, while males were more likely to have experienced sexual abuse.
• B) males were more likely to have experienced physical abuse, while females were more likely to have experienced sexual abuse.
• C) females were more likely to have experienced both physical and sexual abuse.
• D) males and females experienced both physical and sexual abuse with equal frequency.

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Definitions:

Spinal Cord

The cylindrical bundle of nerve fibers that runs from the brainstem down the spine and mediates nerve signals between the brain and the body.

Reflexes

Reflexes are involuntary and nearly instantaneous movements in response to a stimulus, serving as basic building blocks of behavior and survival mechanisms.

Peripheral Nervous System

A part of the nervous system that lies outside the brain and spinal cord, responsible for transmitting information to and from the central nervous system and the rest of the body.

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and sending out information to and from the body.