Which of the following statements about conflict between adolescents and parents is TRUE?
A. Conflict between parents and adolescents is highest in early adolescence.
B. Parent-child conflict is stronger than parent-early adolescent conflict.
C. Parent-adolescent conflict increases from early adolescence to late adolescence.
D. Recent research shows that Hall's conception of adolescence as a time of "storm and stress" is probably true.
Answer: A
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a. Rats raised in enriched environments have more synapses than rats raised in impoverished environments. b. Kittens deprived of visual stimulation in one eye early in life become permanently blind in that eye. c. After listening to classical music, college students show increased performance on some tasks. d. Young infants exposed to classical music show higher cognitive performance in preschool.
According to research on cerebral asymmetry, a person who frequently suffers from depression probably has
A. higher right-hemisphere activity than left-hemisphere activity when resting. B. higher left-hemisphere activity than right-hemisphere activity when resting. C. equal right- and left-hemisphere activity when resting, but higher right-hemisphere activity when depressed. D. equal right- and left-hemisphere activity when resting, but higher left-hemisphere activity when depressed.
In her studies of parenting styles, Diane Baumrind applied this methodology:
a. carefully controlled experimentation. b. correlation of parents' and childrens' scores. c. ratings based on observations. d. case studies of exceptional children.
Self esteem ________ from mid- to late adolescence for most young people, a change predicted by _______.
A. rises; an increasing sense of mastery B. rises; focusing on improving perceived weaknesses C. declines; a decreasing sense of mastery D. declines; anxiety related to social acceptance