A conceptual variable that is known to exist but cannot be directly observed is called ______.
A. a hypothesis
B. a construct
C. an operation
D. a concept
Answer: B
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A) associated with a rise in behavior problems regardless of the parents' child-rearing style. B) viewed by most white children as a practice carried out with their best interests in mind. C) associated with a rise in behavior problems if parents are cold and rejecting but not if they are warm and supportive. D) a more effective form of discipline than time out and withdrawal of privileges.
__________ refer to theories or ideas about gender roles that children create from their interactions with the social environment
a. Schemas b. Limitations c. Complexes d. Cognitions
_____ involves a pervasive preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control to the point of distress:
A. Borderline personality disorder B. Antisocial personality disorder C. Dependent personality disorder D. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
Ian is withdrawing from cocaine. He can expect all of the following to occur EXCEPT
a. a jarring "crash" of mood and energy. b. a long period of fatigue, anxiety, paranoia, and boredom. c. anhedonia. d. heroin-like withdrawal symptoms.