Statistically, what percentage of American youth state that they believe in God? What is the nature and purpose of religious belief to the typical adolescent?
What will be an ideal response?
When questioned, 71 percent of adolescents stated that they felt close to God and
believed in heaven, hell, and angels. Religion serves an egocentric purpose for most
adolescents. It may be perceived as a tool to help them overcome difficulty or to
prevent them from doing "bad" things. The research indicates that much adolescent
faith is superficial and selfish and based on emotional and intuitive thought, rather
than critical or analytic thinking.
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A psychologist is evaluating a child by first trying to determine if the child loses his temper, if he argues with adults, and if he is often spiteful and vindictive. To which disorder does the focus of the psychologist's evaluations lead?
a. conduct disorder b. Tourette's syndrome c. oppositional defiant disorder d. attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
You are taking notes while listening to a lecture. The sensory register holds the information as ______ in your ______ memory
a. echoes; iconic c. icons; eidetic b. echoes; echoic d. echoes; eidetic
Currently in the United States, __ percent of those polled regard an unmarried couple with children to be a family.
A. 40
B. 80
C. 60
D. 20
The process through which physical energy such as light or sound is converted into an electrical charge is known as __________
a. sensation b. transduction c. difference adaptation d. electromagnetic transformation