Psych intro

Question 1

why are traits not able to explain all of mental illnesses

Answer 1

still huge state variability

Question 2

what is the materialist view of the brain

Answer 2

all thoughts and actions have a base in the brain

Question 3

what faces do babies prefer

Answer 3

females of own race

Question 4

what happens to cortical representations of faces as we age

Answer 4

pruned away to get less representation

Question 5

issues with DSM

Answer 5

1. created by comissions
2. atheoretical
3. validity not clear

Question 6

3 reasons DSM is like this

Answer 6

1. based on clinical obs.
2. science comes from different sources
3. politics

Question 7

what disorder is there the best etiological evidence for

Answer 7

autism