What is the relationship between the personality of adopting parents and their adopted children?

a. Adopted children match the parents even more closely than biological children do.
b. Adopted children match the parents about the same as biological children do
c. The similarity between adopted children and the parents increases steadily over age.
d. Adopted children's personalities correlate almost zero with that of the parents.


d

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Paul is deep in credit card debt. His goal state is to be debt-free, but he doesn't have nearly enough money to pay off his debt at the moment. According to a means–ends analysis, Paul should:

A) revise his goal state such that it is more realistic with his current situation. B) acquire the money by any means necessary; the ends justify the means. C) use cognitive reappraisal techniques to change the way he feels about being in debt. D) take small steps to move from his current situation to one that is closer to his end goal.

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Helen's students would most likely use which of the following techniques to evaluate aspects of Helen's teaching behaviors as well as such personality traits as helpfulness and enthusiasm?

a. personality questionnaire b. behavioral assessment scale c. rating scale d. situational test

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What do the social learning perspective and the cognitive perspective have in common?

a. ?They both are part of the sociocultural approach to explaining abnormal behavior. b. ?They both are no longer considered useful in explaining abnormal behavior. c. ?They both are part of the psychological approach to explaining abnormal behavior. d. ?They both are part of the biological approach to explaining abnormal behavior.

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The Quechua of Peru __________, a practice that reduces crying and promotes sleep

A) massage their baby's body B) lift their babies to their shoulder and rock or walk with them C) dress young babies in layers of clothing and blankets D) use pacifiers with all infants and toddlers

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