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Laura is in the third grade. Her teacher is exuberant and outgoing. Laura really likes her teacher and over time Laura adopts some of these more extroverted traits and behaviors. According to ____________ Theorists, Laura developed these personality traits through _____________.

Based on Rogers’ model of personality, the organism is like the Freudian _________ ; while the concept of conditions of worth is like the Freudian ______________.

All of the following is true about the Big Five EXCEPT:

Find the derivative using differentiation rules [not limit definition] 8.  

Dani uses behavior-genetic methods to study potential influences on impulse control in families with fraternal twins reared together. Which shows the influence of nonshared environmental factors?

Which of the following statements about schizophrenia is NOT accurate?

Melissa had a bad day at work. Instead of accepting that her argument with her boss was due to her own short temper, she says her boss gets mad at her too easily. Afterwards, she takes out her frustration by punching the bag at boxing practice. Melissa is engaging in _________.

Some days Ramon can’t get out of bed, feeling exhausted and hopeless. Other days, Ramon goes on reckless and frenzied streaks where he does not sleep and engages in extreme spending that concerns his relatives. He is most likely experiencing swings between ________________ and ___________________, which is characteristic of __________________________. 

Dr. Granger is a psychologist. She believes that her patients either meet criterion for a psychological disorder or do not meet criterion for a disorder. Her colleague Dr. Weasly thinks people fall somewhere along a spectrum ranging from normal functioning to abnormal functioning. Dr. Granger’s beliefs align best with a _____, while Dr. Weasly’s beliefs align best with a ______ of mental disorder.

Nayasha believes that her older brother chooses to volunteer at the elementary school so that he can be a better person and, eventually, live to his full potential. She likely subscribes to _______ models of personality.