The major accomplishment of the formal operational stage is
A. language development
B. exploration
C. the ability to mentally modify, organize, or reverse thought processes D. the ability to consider ideas not based on reality
D
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Zoe, age 29, and Zach, age 57, are planning to have a baby. They have heard that the age of the father is not important in the health and development of the offspring. Is this information accurate? Explain how and why the age of the father may influence the development of the offspring.
What will be an ideal response?
The use of the Q-Sort technique of personality assessment fits nicely with Rogers's theory of personality because
A. clients know themselves best. B. therapists must help clients place the cards into the correct categories. C. clients discover the unrealistic ways in which they see themselves. D. clients must be told how to behave more appropriately by their therapist.
The definition of psychology presented in your textbook is:
a. the systematic, scientific study of behaviors and mental processes. b. the study of abnormal behaviors and ways to psychoanalyze individuals. c. the systematic application of science to helping people who are mentally disturbed. d. the systematic, scientific study of human behavior.
In conducting a survey of the sexual behaviors of young adults, which sampling technique below would be the most "scientific"?
a) taking a random sample of 2,000 young adults b) polling 10,000 young adults who volunteer for the survey c) polling readers of magazines like Playboy d) polling college students on a nearby campus