In the United States, the high school dropout rate is
A) higher among boys than girls.
B) particularly high among low-SES Caucasian youths.
C) close to 20 percent and rising
D) especially low among Hispanic teenagers.
A
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Damage to the ____ impairs the ability to organize smooth sequences of activities
a. premotor cortex b. prefrontal cortex c. supplementary motor cortex d. tabes dorsalis
A psychoanalyst would NOT be interested in helping clients understand their:
` A) innate drives. B) defence mechanisms. C) tendency towards personal growth. D) early childhood experiences.
Calisha is watching a commercial for asthma medicine. Calisha has asthma and is very interested in this product. She pays close attention to the commercial and rationally thinks about its message. According to the elaboration likelihood model, whether Calisha is persuaded by the message depends on
A. the quality of the arguments in the message. B. the physical attractiveness of the spokesperson. C. the confidence of the spokesperson. D. whether the spokesperson is a doctor.
B. F. Skinner's studies, called ______ emphasized the way rewards and punishments shape our actions.
A) psychoanalytic theory B) behaviorism C) social learning D) humanism