How do peers influence adolescents’ sexual behavior?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Peers appear to set the norms for sexual behavior. Adolescents are more likely to engage in sex if they perceive their peers have engaged in sex and gained social status as a result.
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How much language is typical for a 1½-year-old? a. The toddler is still just babbling, with little indication of understanding speech. b. The toddler is beginning to understand speech, but still does not talk
c. The toddler uses about 50 words, but does not link them into combinations. d. The toddler speaks in phrases and short sentences.
Sid quit smoking over 20 years ago. Whenever he sees a young person light up a cigarette, he lectures them angrily about the dangers of smoking. When asked why he does this, he responds that if he did not get angry with them, he might ask them for a cigarette. Sid is doing the exact opposite behavior of how he really feels, which is characteristic of the defense mechanism of
a. reaction formation. b. sublimation. c. projection. d. displacement.
All of the following may be considered privileges of the scientist except that scientists are:
a. reasonably well paid b. exempt from public scrutiny c. accorded much prestige d. given free rein to investigate problems they set for themselves
Describe a situation where you (or someone you imagine) experienced the memory "sin" of bias.
What will be an ideal response?