Concerns about the reliability and validity of the DSM-5 diagnoses are MOST likely to center on which factors?

A) Categories based on weak research and reflecting bias (for example, gender or racial bias)
B) Categories based on field research and reflecting bias (for example, gender or racial bias)
C) Categories that reflect overly restrictive descriptions
D) Categories too few in number to represent the breadth of human psychological disorders

According to the three-stage model of dispositional attribution,a person is MOST likely to commit the fundamental attribution error when they:

A) have plenty of time to form a decision.
B) are highly motivated to make an accurate attribution.
C) are distracted or too tired to pay close attention to the situation.
D) are not under any cognitive load.

Excessive activity of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine contributes to a slowdown of the:

A) immune system.
B) autonomic nervous system.
C) sympathetic nervous system.
D) cardiovascular system.

Which of the following best describes how the brain operates?

A) It is nicely organized into structures that correspond to specific behavior categories.
B) Researchers are not able to determine exactly how the brain operates.
C) It is not an integrated system.
D) While some brain structures are involved in specific behaviors,they are also involved in other mental phenomena as well.

Which approach would be least beneficial for an institution to retain first generation college students?

A) assigning each student a faculty mentor
B) creating a support network to help develop study skills
C) encouraging participation in campus events
D) treating them exactly the same as other students