Which of the following scenarios is MOST likely a nonnormative life event?
a. A couple in their 20s first marry then have a child.
b. A grandfather of two retires at age 65.
c. Two nursing home residents marry at ages 80 and 82.
d. A young woman graduates with a bachelor's degree at age 22
c
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What is self-esteem?
a. ?a judgment of the value of the self b. ?a person’s description of his or her own positive characteristics c. ?a person’s optimal patterns of thought, feelings, and actions d. ?a person’s knowledge of his or her roles and memories
William tries out for the high school baseball team but fails to make it. If we know that he is high in self-esteem, what might we expect William's reaction to be?
A. He will attribute his failure to his lack of effort. B. He will blame the coach for making a poor decision. C. He will think about something he does well. D. He will ignore the feedback and continue to think of himself as a gifted baseball player.
In the early 1970s, the Knowledge-Attitudes-Behavior model began to be questioned when it was learned that
A. drug users didn't much care what people thought about them. B. students with more knowledge about drugs had a more positive attitude toward drugs. C. drug-using behavior is unrelated to attitudes about drug use. D. it was more effective just to use scare tactics.
In ________ play, children play side by side but they do not interact with each other
a. parallel c. social pretend b. solitary d. cooperative