Which risk factor is implicated by the finding that many schizophrenics have difficulty in basic information processing

A)  traumatic childhood experiences 
B)  exposure to deviant communication patterns 
C)  neurological defects 
D)  a specific recessive gene

Credentialism in modern society acts to maintain

A) social inequality.
B) technological standards.
C) postsecondary enrolment.
D) workforce participation.

During what type of situations is the sympathetic nervous system in primary control

A)  stress 
B)  sexual 
C)  calm 
D)  fatigue

According to cognitive dissonance theory,dissonance is most likely to occur when

A) a person's behavior is not based on strongly held attitudes.
B) two people have conflicting attitudes and find themselves in disagreement.
C) an individual does something that is personally disagreeable.
D) an individual is coerced into doing something that he or she does not want to do.

Evidence that many DID patients have suffered abuse as children leads some psychologists to include dissociative disorders under the umbrella of

A) panic disorder.
B) social phobia.
C) generalized anxiety disorder.
D) post-traumatic stress disorder.