Studies have shown that adolescents adapt better psychologically, and do better in school, if their parents
a. adopt a hands-off attitude.
b. monitor schoolwork, activity schedule, and whereabouts.
c. take away privileges for the slightest infraction.
d. act as peers of the adolescents.
Answer: b. monitor schoolwork, activity schedule, and whereabouts.
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a. antimanic b. antipsychotics c. antidepressants d. minor tranquilizer
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a. unlikely. b. as a precipitator in someone who is biologically or psychologically vulnerable. c. only important when the brain has damage to the areas around the enlarged ventricles. d. increased in children who did not learn how to handle stress from schizophrenic parents.
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A. attributional ambiguity B. a central trait C. self-fulfilling prophecy D. halo effect
When asked to describe himself, Donovan says, "I much more athletic than the other children in my class." Donovan's age is probably around ___ years old
a. four b. seven c. twelve d. sixteen