Olivia has had persistent "free floating" anxiety for about nine months. She finds herself worrying about her children, her career, her marriage, and her friends even though nothing appears to be wrong with any of them. She is best described as suffering from __________ disorder.
A. panic
B. phobic
C. generalized anxiety
D. obsessive-compulsive
Answer: C
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a. low response rate. b. biased sample. c. high cost. d. low response rate and consequently a biased sample.
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A) training school. B) group home. C) token economy. D) all of the above
What does your text suggest is the most significant physical development of middle childhood?
A) Boys overtake girls in height, weight, and motor skills. B) Children experience an increased incidence of illnesses and a decreased risk of accidents. C) There is improvement in fine motor coordination that makes it possible to write, play a musical instrument, paint, and draw. D) There is development of large motor skills that make possible activities such as running, kicking with alternating feet, balancing, and throwing.
Albert Bandura's 1973 study showed that aggression in young children
A. can be caused by prenatal exposure to certain hormones. B. is partly genetically determined. C. can be a response to a perceived threat. D. may be learned by observation.