Adolescents who drink, smoke, and engage in sexual activity have friends who also engage in these behaviors. This reflects the idea that
a. peers cause these behaviors in their friends.
b. adolescents tend to choose peers who engage in similar behaviors to their own.
c. these adolescents are rebelling against their authoritarian parents
d. peer pressure to engage in negative behaviors is strong, but this does not hold true for positive behaviors.
b
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concept of a. word segmentation. b. syntactic bootstrapping. c. overregulation. d. prosody.
Longitudinal studies show that as one gets older, leisure activities tend to become less a. family oriented
b. complex. c. sedentary. d. physically challenging.
Which of the following is NOT true of hormone-based contraceptives?
a. They may be implanted under the skin or on the skin. b. They do not protect against sexually transmitted diseases. c. Vaginal rings are inserted once a month. d. Their use is not tied to the sex act, allowing more spontaneity.
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a. having the spider dropped down her shirt by her older brother b. the agitation Natasha experiences when she sees a rubber spider c. the hysterical reaction Natasha had when she was five years old d. the sight of a rubber spider