Why is poor school achievement linked to a likelihood of becoming pregnant, particularly for low-income ethnic/racial minority teens?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Teens who feel low academic self-efficacy and low expectations about their educational or occupational future do not perceive getting pregnant as having as negative an impact on their lives as is the case for more educationally successful teens.
You might also like to view...
Who has a higher risk of developing Internet gaming disorder?
a. adolescent females c. adult females b. adult males d. adolescent males
Neural networks based on Hebb’s rule ____; however, back-propagation systems ____.
a. require extensive training; require a “teacher” to provide feedback on performance b. require feedback; are self-correcting c. process several sequences simultaneously; are self-correcting d. are self-correcting; require a “teacher” to provide feedback about performance
According to psychologists, retroactive interference occurs when:
a. the formation of new memories interferes with the retention of previously established memories b. previously established memories interfere with the formation of new memories c. a head injury causes a loss of memories for events that happened prior to the injury d. a head injury causes a loss of memories for events that happened after the injury
Which of the following psychological professionals is allowed to prescribe drugs in all 50 states of the United States?
a. counselor b. therapist c. psychiatrist d. psychologist