Parental responsiveness is the degree to which parents
a. express disdain, coolness and distance.
b. are sensitive to their children's needs.
c. set down rules and expectations for behavior.
d. none of the above.
Answer: b
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b. Children resemble their mothers more than their fathers. c. Dizygotic twins resemble each other more than monozygotic twins do. d. Firstborn children differ on average from second-born children.
As part of tenth-grade "Social Living" course, a teacher has a guest speaker come to his classroom to talk about the dangers of drug use. The guest speaker is a former drug dealer and hardcore drug user, who became involved in crime as a result of his connection to drugs, spent many years in jail, later entered a drug rehabilitation program, and finally cleaned up his act. Social psychologists
would refer to this kind of communicator as a(n) ________________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Who initially coined the phrase positive psychology?
a. Martin Seligman b. Sigmund Freud c. Abraham Maslow d. Carl Rogers
An advantage of observational studies is that:
a. they can provide accurate descriptions of behavior. b. the presence of observers can alter the behavior being observed. c. they can answer questions about cause and effect. d. they allow experimenters to manipulate variables.