It has been suggested that boys committing violent acts on school grounds are often focused on the impression they are making, as if they are acting out a part. Elkind called this __________
a) the imaginary audience.
b) adolescent egocentrism.
c) the personal fable.
d) naive idealism.
a
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In the DSM-5, the term "_____" has been replaced with the term "intellectual disability."
a. learning disability b. multiple personality c. cognitive disability d. mental retardation
Who would likely be most at-risk for physical and emotional health issues?
a. Nicole, a White bisexual female b. Neesha, a Black lesbian female c. Nick, a White gay man d. Dean, a Black heterosexual man
Strayer and Johnston's (2001) experiment involving simulated driving and the use of "hands-free" versus "handheld" cell phones found that
A. talking on either kind of phone impairs driving performance significantly and to the same extent. B. driving performance was impaired only with the handheld cell phones. C. driving performance was impaired less with the hands-free phones than with the handheld phones. D. divided attention (driving and talking on the phone) did not affect performance.
After the tornado destroyed most of the town and killed over 100 people, counselors came in to help the survivors and rescue workers cope. Some counselors just let the people talk about their experiences. Based on Pennebaker's research, this procedure was probably:
a. helpful; talking about troubles leads to better coping and less stress b. harmful; trauma victims always need intense psychotherapy c. harmful; talking just reopens the wounds so that they are slower to heal d. neutral; talking doesn't hurt, but it doesn't help, either