Given the research on positive illusions, which of the following is probably FALSE?
a. Most truckers think that they are better drivers than they really are.
b. Most criminals overestimate the likelihood that they will actually get away with their crimes.
c. Most teenagers think they are more physically attractive than they really are.
d. Most depressed patients who are in treatment for their depression think that they are recovering more quickly than other depressed patients.
D
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_____ refers to the culturally defined concepts of masculinity and femininity
A) Gender B) Sexuality C) Class D) Race
Barbiturate drugs are used to
a. calm patients and to induce sleep. b. counteract alcohol intoxication. c. encourage weight loss. d. improve the attention span of children with attention-deficit disorder.
What is one problem with longitudinal research?
A) It does not permit inferences about cause-and-effect relationships. B) Participants may move away or drop out of the research. C) Findings may not generalize to the real world. D) It does not permit study of individual developmental trends.
__________ is moderately related to attachment security in diverse cultures and SES groups
A) Goodness of fit B) Social referencing C) Interactional synchrony D) Sensitive caregiving