Mariel has schizoid personality disorder and Coleen has avoidant personality disorder. Mariel is more likely to be

A lateralized brain

A) is more common in left-handed than right-handed individuals. B) is more effective at regulating emotion than a nonlateralized brain. C) means that many areas of the cerebral cortex are not yet committed to specific functions. D) may have evolved because it enabled humans to cope more successfully with changing environmental demands.

Michael is 7 feet tall. When he walks into a room, everyone notices his height, but few people notice his clothes or his hairstyle. This demonstrates

a. the figure-ground principle b. categorization c. an implicit personality theory d. the contrast effect