What is true of teenage pregnancy rates?
a. Teen birth rates in the U.S. have increased steadily since the early 1990s
b. Teen birth rates in the U.S. are significantly lower than those in other industrialized nations.
c. The United States is ahead of most other Western countries in providing specialized services for teen mothers.
d. Teen birth rates in the United States have declined since the 1990s.
d
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Any event that follows a response and decreases the likelihood of the response occurring again is referred to as
a. negative reinforcement. b. punishment. c. positive reinforcement. d. secondary reinforcement.
According to your text, which technique is most effective to discipline a child?
A. Corporal punishment B. Power assertion C. Inductive reasoning D. Withdrawal of love
Which of the following would be considered a pseudoscience?
A. Psychology B. Anthropology C. Biology D. Astrology
Regarding the child-rearing practices of different cultures, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Child-rearing practices in different cultures reflect different customs and belief systems. b. There is general agreement across cultures about which behaviors are considered "good" and "bad.". c. Many American child-rearing customs would be considered strange or inappropriate in other parts of the world. d. Parenting can only be judged if we know what culture or ethnic community a child is preparing to enter.