Your 15-year-old cousin exaggerates his performance in nearly every story that he tells. He claims to be a better athlete than he is, a better musician than he is, and much more popular than he actually is. To what type of self is he referring?
a. feared self
b. ideal self
c. real self
d. fictional self
Answer: B
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Research by Bailey and Pillard in the 1990s suggested that
a. homosexuality results when a boy is raised by a weak, detached, ineffectual father and an overprotective, close-binding mother. b. there are anatomical differences in the brain between homosexual and heterosexual men. c. homosexuality is a learned preference acquired when same-sex stimuli have been paired with sexual arousal. d. there is a genetic predisposition to homosexuality.
In females, the twenty-third pair of chromosomes is called __________
A) an autosome B) dizygotic C) XX D) XY
The analytical intelligence component of the triarchic theory of intelligence is demonstrated by the ability to ________.
a. evaluate, judge, compare, and contrast b. perceive relationships between objects c. provide correct answers to a problem d. access personal feelings to reach goals
Which of the following people is most likely to abuse their child?
A. Yuri, an unemployed father raising a son B. Kathy, a single mother who is out of work C. Ling, a married blue collar mother of two D. Rogerio, a middle class divorced father