Which of the following reasons is an explanation as to why people become friends

a) Proximity—people form friendships with those nearby and accessible

b) Diversity—a desire to expand one's social circle

c) Social standing and financial security

d) Finding someone with opinions and attitudes that are different from your own as part of developing a personal values system


Answer: a) proximity, people form friendships with those nearby and accessible

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He then takes a shower and changes clothes. By supper time, he has lost his appetite. Ian realizes he is substituting junk food for supper. For instance, he could shower immediately when he gets home or avoid turning on the TV until after supper. Ian will be utilizing the strategy that involves a. breaking up response chains. b. cues and antecedents. c. alternate responses. d. extinction.

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Research from the Salk Institute in California has found that people with schizophrenia have:

a) More synapses and more neural connections b) Fewer synapses and more neural connections c) Fewer synapses and fewer neural connections d) More synapses and fewer neural connections

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A) totally specified. B) totipotent. C) multipotent. D) mesodermal. E) neural plates.

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