Research on gender portrayals in of characters in picture and elementary school books found that
a. age-old sexist portrayals of men and women are now virtually nonexistent.
b. in most picture books, mothers are absent from families.
c. female characters are often still portrayed as passive and helpless.
d. male characters tend to promote non-violent solutions to problems.
c
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Which statement about construct validity is false? a. It ensures that the study is high in internal validity. b. It is relevant to both the dependent and independent variables in a study. c. It can be identical for two researchers who have different operational definitions of the same conceptualvariable
d. It facilitates the testing of both hypotheses and theories.
Research with children who are at high risk for developing schizophrenia has found that an improvement in symptoms is most associated with ____
a. tough love c. structured discipline b. caregivers' positive remarks d. challenging irrational thoughts
A collection of assessment devices and interviews used to depict a client's personality are referred to as
a. projective testing. b. a behavioral assessment. c. a test battery. d. a diagnostic profile.
Parents who are confident, caring, and involved in their community promote their children's positive development by
A) serving as models. B) encouraging intrinsic motivation for positive actions. C) setting unrealistic expectations. D) Both A and B.