Your Psychology Professor Asks You and Your Classmates to Write

question 45

Multiple Choice

Your psychology professor asks you and your classmates to write down the necessary and sufficient features of a pet. Based on what you have read in this chapter, what would you expect to find when you read your classmates' definitions?

• A) nearly precise agreement because everyone in the class has the same idea of a simple concept like "pet"
• B) general agreement, but not as precise an agreement as you would see if the professor asked the class to categorize a series of photographs of pets and non-pets
• C) more precise agreement than you would see if the professor asked the class to categorize a series of photos of pets and non-pets
• D) about the same level of agreement that you would see if the professor asked the class to categorize a series of photographs of pets and non-pets

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Definitions:

Sociocultural Approach

Approach to psychopathology focusing on the role of the environment, stress, and culture in producing psychopathology.

Anxiety Disorders

A category of mental health disorders characterized by significant fear and anxiety that impair daily functioning.

Cultural Values

The set of beliefs, practices, customs, and norms that characterize a particular society or community, guiding behavior and interactions.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain responsible for producing hormones that control body temperature, hunger, moods, and the release of hormones from many glands, particularly the pituitary gland.