Little Hermes runs around the house endlessly, needs little sleep, and often has temper tantrums. His mother ponders "I probably did drink too much during my pregnancy with him and caused him brain damage". What perspective of psychological disorders is she demonstrating?

Some adolescents routinely pass Piagetian tasks, others do not. Provide one example of a

contextual variable that might encourage individual differences in formal operational thought. What will be an ideal response?

Jaycee is extremely judgmental. She has strong opinions about politics, social issues, and moral concerns. Jaycee is high in the

a. need for cognition. b. need for evaluation. c. evaluative conditioning. d. cognitive dissonance.