What are the reasons for similarity between friends?
What will be an ideal response?
One reason is geographic. Adolescents and their families often live in homogeneous neighborhoods with others of
similar SES, race, and other demographic categories. Selection suggests that adolescents choose their friends and
are most comfortable choosing friends who are similar to them. Finally, socialization suggests that similarity is the
result of having friends with characteristics that adolescents learn and adopt.
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When social psychologist Kurt Lewin said that "there is nothing so practical as a good theory," he meant that ____
a. many theories are overly abstract; a good theory should be based on directly observable facts b. many theories are overly abstract; a good theory should make predictions about directly observable phenomena c. although they may seem impractical, theories can be very important in helping to stimulate practical ideas and practical research d. he was opposed to overly theoretical work and a major proponent of applied research
Ruby watches as her mom puts a couple of drops of red food coloring into her glass of water. Although Ruby tasted the water just before her mom put in the drops, Ruby now believes that her water will taste like fruit punch. Piaget would most likely argue that Ruby is in the _____ stage of development
a. concrete operations b. formal operations c. preoperational d. sensorimotor
Chang listens to music by Live Bait that is supposed to contain the backward message, "It is fun to read my psychology textbook." If Chang's experience is consistent with the research on subliminal messages, how will he be affected?
a. ?He will be able to quote the message, but he will not be affected. b. ?He will not be able to quote the message, but he will feel compelled to read his psychology textbook. c. ?He will be able to quote the message, and he will read his psychology textbook more. d. ?He will not be able to quote the message and he will not be affected by the message.
As part of Lamaze training, expectant mothers are taught ____________________, which involves concentrating on specific muscle groups, tense the muscles in that muscle group, and then relax the muscles completely
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word