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Yolanda

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Major support for the sociocultural model of abnormal behavior is provided by evidence that
 
  a. intelligent people are more likely to suffer from severe forms of abnormality.
  b. psychological disorders appear with equal frequency in all cultures studied. c. wealthy people rarely suffer psychological disorders.
  d. severe disorders such as schizophrenia and depression are more prevalent in impoverished and otherwise disadvantaged groups.
  e. severe disorders such as schizophrenia and depression are more prevalent in wealthy, industrialized nations.

Question 2

Long-term potentiation involves .
 
  a. the creation of new neural circuits in the thalamus
  b. the encoding of a fear response in the amygdala
  c. a long-lasting increase in the strength of synaptic connections
  d. the creation of neuronal networks in the cerebellum
  e. a relatively temporary memory created in the hippocampus



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c



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