Which of the following newborn infants is most at risk of death in the United States?
a. Eric, a White American male.
b. Jerome, an African-American male.
c. Alan, an Asian-American male.
d. Kim, an Asian-American female.
Answer: B
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The meeting at Clark University, celebrating the 20th anniversary of its founding, was a tremendous success and cracked open psychology’s door for the eventual admittance of ____
a. women c. Chicago functionalism b. abnormal and clinical psychology d. animal psychology
Which of the following parents is most likely to mention cognitive traits when asked for their idea of an intelligent first grader?
A) Boupha, a Cambodian immigrant to the United States B) Lupe, a Mexican immigrant to the United States C) Chi, a Vietnamese immigrant to the United States D) Cindy, a Caucasian American
Posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, may result from
A. background stressors only. B. personal stressors only. C. cataclysmic events and severe personal stressors. D. background stressors and uplifts.
All of the following are research findings that support Patterson's coercion theory
except: a. Children who are raised with ineffective, inconsistent discipline are more likely to develop serious behavior problems than their peers who grow up exposed to effective discipline. b. Parents of children referred for treatment because of oppositional and aggressive conduct are more critical and less positive in their interactions with their children than parents of average children. c. Training parents to use firm but non-coercive discipline has been found to be a very effective way of treating children who are oppositional and aggressive. d. Parents of children referred for treatment because of oppositional and aggressive conduct are less involved in monitoring their children's behavior and more permissive than parents of average children. e. All of the above are research findings that support Patterson's coercion theory.