A study of instant messaging use among young people showed that
A) it enhances social skills and is a safe way to experiment with online dating.
B) it accounts for a small percentage of the time that young people spend at the computer.
C) the more instant messaging young people engage in, the more detached they become from their wider circle of family and friends.
D) as the amount of instant messaging between preexisting friends increases, so do young people's perceptions of intimacy in the relationship.
D
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What will be an ideal response?
The most critical aspect of Bandura's Theory of Self-Efficacy is the notion of
A. Successful performance. B. Vicarious experience. C. Verbal persuasion. D. Emotional arousal.
Carol Gilligan believes that ____.?
a. ?there are only two levels of moral development, rather than three b. ?Kohlberg’s model is biased against the way that females think about moral issues c. ?females utilize a higher level of moral reasoning than males d. ?the highest level of moral development involves principles and concepts
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a. 3 b. 5 c. 10 d. 15 e. 20