In Asian countries such as South Korea, competition to get into college is intense and depends chiefly on adolescents' performance on a national exam at the end of high school; consequently, the high school years are a period of extreme academic
stress. Fierce competition to get into college is an example of which of the following of Bronfenbrenner's systems?
a. microsystem
b. exosystem
c. macrosystem
d. mesosystem
B. The exosystem is comprised of social institutions and may have an indirect effect on development, as compared to the microsystem having a direct effect.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Kendra has been a professional chef for 20 years. Instead of following recipes step-by-step, she uses her experience to guide her cooking, adding a pinch of salt here, or a little extra oil there. Kendra's approach to cooking is an example of:
A) functional fixedness. B) a heuristic. C) a mental set. D) an algorithm.
Due to a recent increase of school shootings, one high school principal has decided to enlist a profiler to attempt to determine which students are at risk to commit a school shooting. The profiler provides the principal with a list of students said to be at risk. According to information presented in Chapter 3, which of the following is a potential problem with this procedure?
A. Low base rates can lead to overprediction. B. High base rates can lead to overprediction. C. Low base rates can lead to underprediction. D. none of the above is a problem as profiling has not been used for school shootings
Describe the types of relationships that Erikson connects to the stage of intimacy vs. isolation
What will be an ideal response?