The decrease in growth rate that occurs after some period of accelerated growth caused by a hormonal or congenital factor is called

a. catch-up growth. c. lagging-down growth.
b. SIDS. d. cephalocaudal growth.


C

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Which scenario illustrates the gender-schema theory of gender-typed behavior?

A. Four-year-old Sean states to his father, "Someday I will be a dad, but I will never be a mom and have babies." B. Four-year-old Sharon exclaims to her mother, "Mommy, look! I baked a cake, just like you do!" C. Three-year-old Dan feels proud of himself as he flexes his biceps and says to himself, "Look at my big muscles!" D. Three-year-old Nila shouts at her father, "Go away daddy; I want mommy!"

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The DSM-5 has grouped personality disorders into clusters. Paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders make up the ____

a. ?odd-eccentric cluster (Cluster A) b. ?dramatic-erratic cluster (Cluster B) c. ?anxious-fearful cluster (Cluster C) d. ?withdrawn-depressive cluster (Cluster D)

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The arousal that occurs when we experience emotions is part of:

a. the physiological response b. the expressive reaction c. the subjective reaction d. the cognitive appraisal

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A teacher states that the students who made the highest grades on the English test also made the highest grades on the history test and the ones that made the lowest on one test made the lowest on the other. She was probably able to make this statement because she

a. conducted a controlled experiment with the class. b. correlated the scores on the two tests. c. surveyed the students. d. observed the students as they took the test to make sure no one cheated.

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