How does the loss of a parent affect middle-aged adults?
What will be an ideal response?
It puts them in the role of elder in the family structure. This contributes to a change in thinking about their lives in terms of time left until death instead of time lived since birth.
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Juwan says to his mother, "I'm hungry. May I please have a cookie?" His mother gives him a cookie. In the preceding example, what is the operant?
a. Juwan asking for a cookie b. Juwan's mother giving him a cookie c. The cookie d. Juwan
Hardy personalities are strong in
a. commitment, finding ways of turning whatever they are doing into something that seems interesting and important. b. control and are less likely to see themselves as victims of circumstances. c. challenge and find fulfillment in continual growth. d. all of these.
In evaluating the efficacy of the Abecedarian preschool intervention program, results have revealed that participants
a. made no gains as a result of participation. b. demonstrated gains in IQ lasting two years and then a decline in intellectual abilities. c. outperformed nonparticipants from the age of 18 months to the age of 15. d. demonstrated a significant decline in intellectual function.
Variance in an experiment may be due to:
a. chance. b. the independent variable. c. a confound. d. all of these