When examining the childhood experiences and family lives of both homosexual and heterosexual individuals, researchers found which of the following?
a) Childhood experiences could predict homosexuality or heterosexuality.
b) Homosexual individuals were more likely to have been raised by a single mother.
c) There was no single condition of childhood experience that predicted sexual orientation.
d) Having an indulgent mother increased the chances a male child would be homosexual.
Answer: c
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b. When teens find a sport "stressful," they tend to compensate with greater effort. c. The greatest benefit of involvement is found with coaches who rely heavily on criticism and punishment. d. Sports involvement can provide children with the opportunity to improve social skills.
Norm consistently demonstrates that he can refuse unreasonable requests competently and knows when to do so. Yet, he has difficulty refusing such requests from friends. The problem is most likely due to a deficit of
a. motivation. b. knowledge. c. proficiency. d. discrimination.
The life span approach strives to identify
a. interactions of individuals that produce prejudice and discrimination b. patterns of transition and transformation from one period of life to another c. individual differences in biological factors that lead to maladaptation d. uncommon bonds among groups of people that lead to hostility between societies
Which of the following best describes the actions of typical and atypical antipsychotic medications?
a. Both types of medication act as dopamine agonists. b. Both types of medication act as dopamine antagonists c. Typical antipsychotics act as dopamine antagonists, but atypical antipsychotics act as dopamine agonists. d. Typical antipsychotics act as dopamine antagonists, and atypical antipsychotics act on neurotransmitters other than dopamine.