As a potent poison, nicotine causes death by
A. stopping the heart.
B. paralysis of respiration muscles.
C. constricting blood vessels in the brain.
D. increasing blood pressure until a stroke occurs.
B
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When fathers perform a large percentage of the childcare tasks,
a. the children are likely to have more behavior problems. b. the fathers tend to be healthier than when the fathers are uninvolved. c. the children are more socially skilled, but not more academically oriented. d. the fathers often choose to do significantly less housework.
Researchers find that men are more likely to use ______ coping strategies than women and women are more likely to use ______ coping strategies than men
A. emotion-focused; problem-focused B. active; avoidant C. avoidant; active D. problem-focused; emotion-focused
As a child, David was negative, restless, willful, and physically aggressive. By age 8, he was already engaging in petty theft. Jason was a happy child who did well in school but began displaying antisocial behavior around age 13, and gradually moved to more severe delinquent acts. Which statement is true?
A) David will likely outgrow his delinquent behavior by middle adolescence. B) Jason is at higher risk for leading a life-course pattern of aggression and criminality. C) David is at higher risk for leading a life-course pattern of aggression and criminality. D) David and Jason are at equal risk for leading a life-course pattern of criminality.
Innocent people were drowned in medieval times as a way of certifying that they were
not possessed by the devil. Indicate whether the statement is true or false