Many adolescents silently believe "I will succeed in all my ambitions," and "Everyone notices how I look.". What term did David Elkind use to characterize these and similar beliefs?
a. Concrete operations
b. External locus of control
c. Identity achievement
d. Personal fable
d
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According to Freud, the portion of the personality that motivates people to act in accordance with society's moral customs is:
a. the id b. the ego c. the Oedipus d. the superego
In behavioral genetic research, _______________ includes the family background in which you grew up and the experiences you shared with your siblings and parents
a. heritability b. the nonshared environment c. the shared environment d. the peak experience
Central to Albert Ellis's REBT (rational emotive behavior therapy) is that:
A. Consequences are an automatic reaction to the activating event. B. Cognitions, emotions, and behaviors are not interactive. C. Events do not upset you; instead, it is your belief about what has happened that upsets you. D. Rigidity, "must" thoughts, and one-sidedness are strongly favored.
Overall, research on gender differences in mental abilities indicates that, on average,______
a. there are no significant differences between males and females in mathematical or verbal abilities b. males have superior mathematical abilities while females have superior verbal abilities c. females have superior mathematical abilities while males have superior verbal abilities d. females have superior mathematical and verbal abilities