After a 2-year study, Larry finds that twenty percent of those who participated did not take part in the final survey because they moved. In research terms, Larry is experiencing issues related to
What will be an ideal response?
mortality
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Vygotsky's theory focused on
a. how children come to learn from skilled caregivers and older children. b. the infant's ability to imitate what he/she sees. c. how infants come to encode and store information from the environment. d. levels of infant intelligence.
Which of the following statements reflects an important contribution made by psychosexual theory to the study of human development?
a. The role of childhood experiences can be used to explain adult behavior. b. Parenting practices help shape biological sexual urges. c. The foundation for sexual drives is projected to the next generation. d. The unconscious is the main contributor to sexual development.
Rachel tends to be a perfectionist regarding her college work. She also has volunteered many times for campus projects. Toward the end of the semester, Rachel has several tests and term paper deadlines coming up, when club sponsors ask her to volunteer for several new projects. Rachel is feeling very stressed and guilty because she does not have time for these added projects. Which would be the
best course of action for Rachel? a. She should set a rigid schedule and finish the term papers as quickly as possible so her stress levels will drop, and she will be able to volunteer. b. She should do the volunteer projects in order not to feel guilty and destroy her relationships with these club sponsors, and then work on her term papers. c. She should try to set reasonable, less perfectionistic goals, and learn to say "no" to added demands and responsibilities that would cause her stress at this time. d. She should stop working on the term papers for a week and go home or on a short trip to get away and relax.
In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, on which axis does the rating of the severity of psychosocial stressors appear?
a. Axis I c. Axis III b. Axis II d. Axis IV