Based upon current research, which of the following is good advice for new parents regarding infant crying?
a. The cries of chronically distressed infants do not differ from those of normal infants.
b. Consistent and prompt responding to crying causes a decrease in crying.
c. Responding to a crying baby spoils the baby.
d. The overall amount of infant crying typically increases over time.
b
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Which of the following individuals suggested that adolescence is characterized by unpredictable behavior, defiance of parents, and mood swings brought about by an increase in the sex drive?
a. Anna Freud b. Sigmund Freud c. G. Stanley Hall d. K. Lorenz
Rational-emotive therapy is a type of ______ therapy
a. insight c. cognitive b. behavior d. reality
Which statement about adolescent moodiness is true?
A) Adolescents rate their moods more positively in adult-structured settings. B) Younger adolescents’ mood swings are strongly related to situational changes. C) Teenagers’ emotional highs coincide with weekend evenings spent at home. D) Teenagers’ emotional lows coincide with self-chosen leisure activities.
What is the theory behind detecting lies using fMRI?
A. Brain activity decreases overall when we are lying, and fMRI can detect this. B. fMRI stimulates parts of the brain that are responsible for lying and truth-telling. C. fMRI can detect the part of the brain that controls our guilt about lying. D. Different parts of the brain are activated for truths and lies, and fMRI can detect this.