Adolescents are more likely to engage in risky behavior when they are in the presence of other adolescents

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Answer: True
Rationale: Psychologists have found that in some situations, adolescents are no more likely to engage in risky behavior than adults. When adolescents are with other adolescents, however, this propensity changes.

Psychology

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Although projective tests have low reliability and low validity, they are still widely used for assessment and diagnostic purposes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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In borderline personality disorder, the term "borderline" describes a traditional view of this disorder as being

a. near the border of full-blown madness. b. on the border of neurosis and psychosis. c. restricted and unable to be expressed. d. nondescript and ambiguous.

Psychology

The difference between an acute stress disorder and PTSD is:

A. how long the disturbance is B. the severity of the stress C. whether the anxiety is free-floating D. whether la belle indifference is observed

Psychology

Single-subject designs ____

a. can be used with small groups of participants b. cannot establish unambiguous causality c. do not allow for manipulation of an independent variable d. have, historically, mostly arisen to evaluate behavioral hypotheses

Psychology