You want to design a study that examines friendships between 10-year-olds and 15-year-olds in contemporary American society. Your advisor tells you that these friendships will be difficult to find and track. Why is that?

A. youth culture
B. cyberbullying
C. peer dynamics
D. age grading


Answer: D

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When damage to the prefrontal cortex impairs someone's emotional responses, what happens to the decisions they make? a. They think more carefully than usual and evaluate all the evidence

b. They calmly make decisions that most people consider disturbing. c. They hesitate far longer than normal before making any decision. d. They become highly conformist, making the same decisions that most others do.

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According to the textbook, what is one reason why we frequently use stereotypes?

A. stereotypes are reinforced by the general public B. stereotypes require deep, reflective thought C. it requires that we consider attributions and groupthink experiences D. it saves us time thinking

Psychology

Generating many possible solutions is a characteristic of

a. divergent thinking. c. convergent thinking. b. deductive reasoning. d. inductive reasoning.

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