________ includes such behaviors as trying to make others dislike a certain individual by spreading malicious rumors about the person.

A. Behavior modification
B. Relational aggression
C. Overt aggression
D. Behavioral aggression


Answer: B

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A. Shows little patience B. Displays anger C. Remains calm D. Seeks advice

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Milton has been mildly depressed for many years. Just recently, however, his depression deepened, and he was severely depressed for about three months. His deep depression then lifted and he was once again mildly depressed. Milton a. will be easier to treat now that the severe depression is resolved

b. will quickly respond to treatment and will recover completely from his depression. c. will require a longer and more intense course of treatment to maintain a normal mood state. d. will require treatment for the rest of his life.

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Beth and Joanne are jurors for a case in which the defendant has been charged with robbery. Beth has a tendency to make internal, stable and global attributions. Joanne has a tendency to make external, unstable, and specific attributions. Given this information, what are Beth and Joanne's likely ideas about defendant responsibility?

A. Beth will tend to see the offender as less responsible for his crime than Joanne. B. Beth will tend to see the offender as more responsible for his crime than Joanne. C. Beth and Joanne will tend to see the offender as equally responsible. D. none of the above

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During middle adulthood, how do men's roles typically change with regard to parenting?

a. Children become more dependent on their mother and less dependent on their father for advice, so fathers' roles diminish in importance. b. Children become more resentful of their fathers, so fathers' roles diminish in importance. c. Children become distant from fathers, either emotionally or geographically, so fathers' roles diminish in importance. d. Children are more influenced by their fathers, so fathers' roles in midlife become more important.

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