Which of the following is NOT a misconception about genetic influence on behavior?
A) If a disorder has a strong genetic influence, environmental factors are unimportant.
B) Many genetic effects on psychological characteristics increase with age.
C) Disorders that run in families are genetically based.
D) Genetic research strategies are of no use for studying environmental influences.
Question 2
According to the psychoanalytic view, what makes generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) different from
specific phobias?
A) Individuals with specific phobias suffer from self-hate and project this emotion on the feared
stimulus.
B) Defense mechanisms are not functional in GAD.
C) The underlying conflict in GAD is between the ego and the superego, while it is between the id and
ego in specific phobias.
D) Different defense mechanisms are employed by those with with GAD and those with specific
phobias.