After witnessing an accident that killed his daughter, George reports he is blind. Although he bumps into objects at home and elsewhere, he shows lack of concern about his blindness. Specialists have found nothing wrong with the structure or function of his eyes and an MRI reveals no evidence of brain damage. After holding a case conference, a team of professionals suggests that George be evaluated for __________

a) hypochondriasis.
b) conversion disorder.
c) somatization disorder.
d) psychophysiological disorder.

b

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Which of the following has been used as an argument against Kohlberg's theory of the development of moral reasoning?

a. Kohlberg is talking only about an ethic of fairness, and ignores other aspects of moral reasoning. b. Cross-cultural data fail to support the hypothesized sequence of development. c. Too few adults reason at the principled level to make it worth talking about. d. When tested longitudinally, subjects move down as often as they move up in the sequence of reasoning.

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In his writings, Petrarch introduced topics that were new in the 14th century but familiar to us today, including ____

a. natural selection c. diffusion of responsibility b. alienation d. compensation

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