A client complains of a phobia. Two lines of questioning by the clinician concern the specific object of the phobia and what the person does when confronted with that object. This clinician's orientation is MOST likely:

A) biological.
B) cognitive-behavioral.
C) humanistic.
D) sociocultural.

Facial display rules can be influenced by:

A) gender and cultural differences.
B) cultural and situational differences.
C) situational and gender variables.
D) gender, cultural, and situational variables.

The APP gene is the:

A) Alzheimer protein precursor gene.
B) alternate protein precursor gene.
C) amyloid protein preparatory gene.
D) amyloid precursor protein gene.

The economic recession of 2008 led to an increase in "_____," young adults who live with their parents for a while.

A) fictive kin networks
B) social convoys
C) boomerang children
D) helicopter offspring

Which of the following is the most important determinant of the effectiveness of psychotherapy?

A) the duration of therapy sessions
B) the therapeutic alliance
C) the cost involved in therapy
D) the number of therapy sessions

Which of the following is a shortcoming of the laboratory experimental approach to understanding human development?

A) It is often difficult to randomly assign subjects to different treatment conditions.
B) Experiments rarely inform us about cause-and-effect relationships.
C) This technique does not work well for the study of aggression.
D) The results may not be applicable outside the experimental situation.