The discovery of the cause of syphilis was important to the field of mental illness for which reason?

a. Syphilis was feared widely and exacerbated mental illness.
b. It increased interest in determining biological causes for mental illness.
c. More asylum patients were diagnosed with syphilis.
d. It highlighted the need for valid diagnostic systems.

Answer: b.

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A reasonable hypothesis would be that the social loafing effect is a. stronger in Western cultures. b. stronger in collectivist cultures. c. unaffected by cultural norms. d. almost nonexistent in collectivistic cultures.

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A(n) involves the accurate naming of something

A) tact B) mand C) autoclitic D) label

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