Gwen and her brother Henry produce roughly the same levels of male hormones and female hormones. Given this information, it is likely that ________
a. Gwen and Henry have not yet reached puberty.
b. Gwen has reached puberty but Henry has not.
c. Henry has reached puberty but Gwen has not.
d. Gwen and Henry have both reached puberty.
Answer: a
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Paola, an adolescent, has recently gotten her driver's license. When Paola drives, she almost always has friends in the car with her. Applying the results of the study by Gardner and Steinberg (2005), what will Paola likely do when faced with decisions about whether to stop or go through yellow lights and risk being hit by other cars?
A. She will take fewer risks than she would if she were alone in the car. B. She will take the same number of risks regardless of whether she is driving alone or with friends in the car. C. She will take twice as many risks when her friends are in the car compared to when she drives alone. D. Having friends in the car will slightly increase the number of risks she will take.
A research experiment was conducted on people's attitude toward a particular section of the society. After the experiment, the participants were requested to donate a small amount for the research organization. When they agreed and donated, they were followed with more requests for bigger donations. This is an example of _____
A) social comparison B) the fear appeal C) the foot-in-the-door technique D) social facilitation
A researcher interested in sex differences in the diagnosis of childhood disorders reviews teachers' comments on report cards issued to boys and girls in 2005 and compares them with teachers' comments on report cards for the same children in 2009, and again in 2011 . This study illustrates ____
a. historical research b. survey research c. program evaluation d. longitudinal research
Sue screams for her husband every time she sees a spider or a spider web. Even if the spider is dead, she starts to shake in terror. She often calls her husband and begs him to deal with the spider immediately. Sue finally agrees to see a therapist. Over several sessions, she views videos of people picking up spiders, then watches her therapist pick up a plastic spider in the office, and then a
real spider. Finally, Sue is able to pick up a spider herself and place it outside. The therapy described is known as ____. a. flooding b. modeling c. systematic desensitization d. exposure