Strife and competition among children in the same family for parental attention is referred to as:

a. autonomy
b. antisocial behavior
c. sibling rivalry
d. the discrepancy hypothesis


c

Psychology

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The ________ for sleep is a system in the brain that increases the individual’s need for sleep as a function of the number of waking hours

Fill in the blank with correct word.

Psychology

If you use maintenance rehearsal to prepare for your next test in psychology, you will likely ____

a. ?not do well on the questions that are based on facts and information, but do well on the questions based on concepts b. do quite well c. ?not do well d. ?do well if the test is next week, but not well if the test is sometime after that

Psychology

When young children with psychosocial dwarfism are removed from their emotionally inadequate environments,

A) their dwarfism is permanent, even with immediate treatment. B) they rarely exhibit catch-up growth. C) they must be given high levels of iron to prevent anemia. D) their growth hormone (GH) levels quickly return to normal and they grow rapidly.

Psychology

Are parent-child relationships in adolescence always positive?

a. Yes — adolescents rarely have disagreements with their parents since they usually share the same tastes, desires, and values. b. Yes — as teens grow older they spend less time with their parents reduces negative interactions between the parents and adolescents. c. No — for a majority of families parent-child conflicts in adolescence are serious and associated with behavior problems. d. No — parents of adolescents sometimes fear that arguments over personal choices (like attire or hairstyle) reflect much more fundamental disagreements about values.

Psychology