How do most psychologists view adolescence?
A. as a time of long-lasting stress
B. adolescence is viewed as the most important time of life
C. this is a period of life where the individual has the poorest relationships to authority figures
D. a time for potential growth
Answer: D
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Valentina speaks Spanish at home and is learning English in school. Some of her classes are taught entirely in English. Others, like science, are taught entirely in Spanish. Which type of English language instruction is Valentina's school using?
A. a dual language bilingual program B. an accelerated learning program C. a transitional bilingual program D. the English as a second language approach
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. During free association, clients try to decipher the meaning of what they say and do. 2. The development and resolution of transference is a key component in developing insight into personal relationships. 3. Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is less intensive than is traditional psychoanalysis. 4. Interpersonal therapy (IPT) is a psychoanalytic form of group therapy. 5. Interpersonal therapy (IPT) focuses more on improving current relationships than does psychoanalysis.
The behavioral and long-term consequences of prenatal exposure to smoke are not very well understood because
a. prenatal exposure to smoke is often confounded with postnatal exposure to smoke. b. prenatal exposure to smoke has the same teratogenic effects as aspirin. c. the placenta is not directly affected by cigarette smoke. d. babies who were exposed to smoke prenatally are not physically different at birth.
When Nietzel and Dillehay (1986) evaluated the effectiveness of the defense's use of jury consultants in 31 death penalty cases, they found that
A. juries recommended the death penalty in 92% of the trials in which consultants were not used by the defense versus 62% in trials with defense jury consultants. B. juries recommended the death penalty in 61% of the trials in which consultants were not used by the defense versus 33% in trials with defense jury consultants. C. the percentage that recommended the death penalty was essentially the same (25-28%) in trials that used and did not use jury consultants. D. the use of defense jury consultants increased death penalty recommendations.