As Veronica has begun smoking marijuana a few times a week, she has become less interested in school, and her grades have started to suffer

The fact that her smoking has created difficulties in doing her schoolwork suggests that Veronica has developed a _____________ problem.
A) body image
B) menarche
C) gateway drug
D) substance abuse


D) substance abuse Substance abuse refers to the use of a substance (legal or illegal) to the extent that it creates difficulties in day-to-day life.

Psychology

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The organizational principle demonstrated by the stimuli below in which you tend to see a line of X's and a line of O's is known as XOXOX XOXOX XOXOX XOXOX XOXOX

a. continuity. b. figure-ground. c. similarity. d. nearness.

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__________________ is the tendency for a conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus

a. Discrimination c. Spontaneous recovery b. Generalization d. Extinction

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Barrett is serving a 2-year mission for his church at the age of 19. When he returns home from his mission assignment, he will decide whether or not to attend college and will make decisions about career and family

Barrett is currently experiencing the identity status of foreclosure. moratorium. diffusion. achievement.

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Which of the following strategies would be most helpful in improving memory in middle age?

A. Avoid using vivid imagery to keep from becoming distracted. B. Use an organization strategy to categorize information to be remembered. C. Avoid using the information to be remembered so that it does not become confused with other information. D. Use a recall rather than recognition strategy whenever possible.

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