In Schlegel and Barry’s (1991) cross-cultural study of 186 cultures on adolescent issues, the results indicated that
a. passage into adolescence is easier for girls than for boys.
b. boys are more competitive than girls; this sex difference appears to be innate.
c. adolescent social behavior cannot be predicted from behavior in earlier childhood.
d. none of the above
Answer: a
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Regarding handedness, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Left-handed locomotive engineers have higher accident rates with a possible cause being the locomotive controls were designed for right-handed persons. b. Left-handed persons who owe their hand preference to birth traumas have a higher incidence of allergies and learning disorders. c. Consistent left-handers are more at risk for immune-related diseases than those people with inconsistent handedness. d. The shortage of very old lefties may reflect that more left-handed children were forced to become right-handed, so the lefties are masquerading as righties.
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a. oral-aggressive b. anal-expulsive c. oral-dependent d. anal-retentive
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