In the context of adolescent employment, which of the following scenarios is true about adolescents who work for more than 11 to 13 hours a week?
A) Dwayne, an African American student, finds that his self-esteem is boosted due to his time spent working at a job he is good at.
B) Lucy, a European American student, finds that working helps her overcome her issues with social anxiety.
C) Rajat, an Asian American student, notices a fall in his grade point average since he has started working.
D) Shu, an Asian American student, notices that he wastes a lot of his earnings on frivolous gadgets and gifts.
C
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In studies of families with one biological child and one adopted child, the results concluded that
a. the biological child had an IQ similar to the mother's IQ, but the adopted child did not. b. the adopted child's IQ was almost identical to his or her biological mother's IQ, although reared away from her. c. both the biological and adopted child had IQs similar to the mother that was rearing them. d. the adopted child's IQ was always significantly below the IQ of both his or her adopted mother and adopted sibling.
When Schaie conducted cross-sectional research comparing the cognitive abilities of adults of different ages, he found
a gradual increase in intellectual ability with age. a gradual decline in intellectual ability with age. a sudden decline in intelligence in middle adulthood. no age-related patterns of intellectual development.
William feels as if he has too much to do and not enough time to accomplish these things. These thoughts are considered
a. daily hassles. c. downers. b. uplifts. d. leukocytes.
Social comparison refers to
A) the desire to evaluate one's own behavior, abilities, expertise, and opinions by comparing them with others. B) parents' judgments about adolescents' readiness to participate in rites of passage. C) the practice of motivating adolescent students and athletes to achieve by comparing them with others. D) adolescents' beliefs that they are worthy of increasing independence even if their parents are reluctant to grant them the new autonomy they desire.