Lotte is listening to a lecture in which her professor states, "Genetic and cultural factors are important, but they alone cannot explain the development of human beings.". Lotte's professor seems to be supporting the
a. biopsychosocial framework
b. position that development is continuous.
c. notion of universality.
d. concept of discontinuity.
a
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a) The group that adopted a pet exhibited lower blood pressure in response to stress. b) Despite media attention, owning a pet has no effect on any identifiable stress responses. c) Pet owners were actually more stressed due to the requirements of caring for the animals. d) The group that adopted a pet exhibited lower resting blood pressure but not lower blood pressure in response to stress.
Ataque de nervios (attack of nerves) is a culturally specific phenomenon that is seen predominantly among ______
a. Native Americans c. Latinos b. East Asians d. Jamaicans