One theory suggests that people at risk for antisocial personality disorder are in a chronic state of underarousal and that their behavior represents misguided attempts to

Suppose you were one of the early graduate students in the newly-developed field of psychology

Your mentor is interested in discovering the answers to questions like, "Why is the ability to forget helpful?" "How do emotions assist us in social situations?" and "Why is self-presentation a useful technique for gaining social rewards?" Your mentor's approach is most consistent with the _____ perspective. A) behaviorist B) functionalist C) psychoanalytic D) structuralist

An important reason that intimate friendships become more possible during adolescence is that

A) cognitive changes make teens better able to understand another person's thoughts and feelings. B) secondary school offers more sustained contact with fellow students than elementary school. C) parents put more effort into fostering friendships for teenagers than for younger children. D) the limited range of interests among teens makes it more likely they will have interests in common.