Based on current research, are the only children in today's China less cooperative and more self-centered than previous generations of Chinese youngsters when there wasn't a limit on family size?
a. Yes — these "onlies" are less concerned with pleasing their parents' and other adults' requests.
b. Yes — only children in China tend to be less interested in academics than past generations of children.
c. Yes and No — these "onlies" still follow the requests of their elders, but they do so only if it also benefits themselves too.
d. No — only children in China are no different than non-only children of past generations.
d
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Dr. Johnston has calculated a correlation between the number of cigarettes smoked per week and the age of his patients at the point of their first heart attack as r = –0.92 . Dr. Johnston and his associates claim there apparently is no relationship between smoking and heart attacks. What error has Dr. Johnson made? a. No error has been made; an r = –0.92 is so close to 0 that there is no
relationship. b. A correlation coefficient this close to –1 means there probably is a relationship, but we probably should do asignificance test just to be sure. c. Not everyone who smokes has a heart attack. d. Dr. Johnston should know there are numerous factors involved when a person has a heart attack.
When a psychologist or psychiatrist is using the DSM-5 as a guide to evaluating a client, he or she would assess the client by doing all of the following except
A) comparing presentation of symptoms with a set of symptoms in the DSM-5. B) distinguishing the presenting disorder from similar or related disorders with similar symptomology C) considering the prognosis or how symptoms might change over time. D) asking the client to self-diagnose after reading the DSM-5.
As a result of adolescents' ability to engage in __________, they often construct grand visions of a perfect world that are at odds with adults' more realistic views
A) hypothetico-deductive reasoning B) propositional thinking C) animistic thinking D) abstract thinking
Paulo is outgoing and self-confident. He seems to be happy and in a good mood most of the time. Paulo is good at talking with other children and seems to care about their interests and problems. He is likely to be
A. the target of rejection from his peers. B. popular with his peers. C. rejected by most of his peers. D. neglected in his peer interactions.