The closest thing to a culture-wide rite of passage in the United States is the

A. 18th birthday.
B. high school graduation ceremony.
C. first date.
D. college initiation ritual.


Answer: B

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Perspective taking differs from empathy in which way?

a. They are both social skills. b. Perspective taking does not occur at the early-school-age period. c. Perspective taking involves recognizing someone's point of view, which may differ from one's own. d. Perspective taking reduces a child's egocentrism.

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Where are vesicles stored?

A. the axon terminals B. the soma C. the synapse D. the synaptic cleft

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Two competing models explaining the experience of racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. are the ________ model and the pluralistic society model

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