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Psychology 2e

Personal Application Questions

Psychology 2ePersonal Application Questions

35.

Identify a behavior that is considered unusual or abnormal in your own culture; however, it would be considered normal and expected in another culture.

36.

Even today, some believe that certain occurrences have supernatural causes. Think of an event, recent or historical, for which others have provided supernatural explanation.

37.

Think of someone you know who seems to have a tendency to make negative, self-defeating explanations for negative life events. How might this tendency lead to future problems? What steps do you think could be taken to change this thinking style?

38.

Try to find an example (via a search engine) of a past instance in which a person committed a horrible crime, was apprehended, and later claimed to have dissociative identity disorder during the trial. What was the outcome? Was the person revealed to be faking? If so, how was this determined?

39.

Discuss the characteristics of autism spectrum disorder with a few of your friends or members of your family (choose friends or family members who know little about the disorder) and ask them if they think the cause is due to vaccinations. If they indicate that they believe this to be true, why do you think this might be the case? What would be your response?

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