Which of the following events occurs most often, on a typical day in the United States?

A) A child or adolescent commits suicide.
B) A child is arrested for a violent crime.
C) A baby is born to a teen mother.
D) A teen drops out of high school.


D) A teen drops out of high school.

Psychology

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Two kinds of relationships can be described by a correlation. They are

a. x and y variables. c. manipulation and measurement variables. b. positive and negative. d. standardized and similar conditions.

Psychology

Which of the following contributed most to the secrecy surrounding menstruation in 19th century middle class America?

a. Girls reached menarche at a later age than today. b. There were no feminine hygiene products. c. Girls reached menarche at an earlier age than today and could not fully understand it. d. People associated menstruation with sexuality and tried to preserve girls' "innocence."

Psychology

Which of the following circumstances of death would be likely to elicit the most intense grief responses, possibly including post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, from survivors?

A) A child dies after being terminally ill for many months B) An elderly parent dies in her sleep C) A 55-year-old man dies following his third heart attack D) A 28-year-old woman is murdered

Psychology

Luanne works as a home health aide for an elderly woman with Alzheimer's disease. Luanne's patient was having difficulty taking her medication so Luanne demonstrated for her how to take a sip of water and swallow each pill. Given the requirements of modeling, is this demonstration likely to be effective?

A. Yes, because this is a behavior most people with intact motor function would be able to perform B. Yes, because the demonstration was conducted face-to-face it is likely to be effective C. No, because the patient's memory impairment would likely prevention retention of the behavior D. No, because modeling only occurs if the two individuals are of similar age

Psychology