Though stress may not directly cause ulcers, there may be an indirect link between stress and ulcers, as stress may increase all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is one of the greatest strengths of the social cognitive perspective of personality?

a. It recognizes that the five stages of psychosexual development can, in fact, be progressed through without fixation, struggle, or strife. b. It suggests that the genetic limitations with which we are born can be overcome. c. It offers hope to each human being that self-actualization is a reasonable and attainable goal. d. It offers strategies for a person to improve his or her own life, as it recognizes the importance of the individual in the construction of his or her own reality.

Jensen's article, "How Much Can We Boost IQ and Scholastic Achievement?" was controversial because he argued that

A) IQ has little influence on academic achievement. B) heredity is largely responsible for individual, ethnic, and SES differences in IQ. C) the contribution of the environment to individual, ethnic, and SES differences in IQ is substantial. D) there are no significant individual, ethnic, or SES differences in IQ.