Compared with nuclear families, extended families typically

are more chaotic.
involve more people.
feature less structure.
are better for children.


involve more people.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Freud was initially interested in hypnosis as a method of treating hysteria but later rejected it as the preferred method of treatment because it

A. lost general credibility in the scientific community. B. treated only symptoms. C. was only partially and temporarily effective. D. inhibited the superego's positive influence on the id.

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The story of Helen Keller includes an anecdote wherein she

states that she recalls having no awareness of her own thought processes prior to acquiring some language skills. The linguistic determinism model suggests that this supports the theory that all thinking is represented linguistically, but other explanations of Keller's remembrance (or lack thereof) posits that most people have poor (or even absent) memories from their early years. This demonstrates which principle of critical thinking? A) Ruling out rival hypotheses B) Extraordinary claims C) Falsifiability D) Correlation vs. causation

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A family from Japan moved into your neighborhood a couple of months ago. The parents are working on a project and are only here for a short time before they move back to Japan

You were talking to another neighbor who was very upset with the Japanese family and was considering filing abuse charges. The mother would very rarely let the male toddler speak and rarely encouraged him to speak. What did you tell your neighbor? a. She should call the authorities immediately. b. The boy is probably mute, so there is no reason to encourage him to speak. c. The boy's mother is probably hoping that he will learn English while they are living here and is trying not to confuse him by also speaking Japanese. d. This is a culturally based difference in parenting and is not abuse.

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