When an American woman is sexually or physically assaulted, what percent of the time is the perpetrator a husband, intimate partner, or acquaintance?

a. 45 percent
b. 60 percent
c. 85 percent
d. 92 percent


ANSWER: c

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Which of the following people provides the best summary of theories about gender development?

a. Heather: "According to social learning theory, young children only develop concepts about gender if they are raised in highly gender-stereotyped homes.". b. Jason: "Research has shown that rewards, punishments, and modeling are by far the most important factors in gender development.". c. Uma: "Freud's psychoanalytic theory currently provides the best explanation of gender development.". d. Samant: "Both social learning theory and cognitive developmental theory are necessary in order to explain gender development.".

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Allport's concept of functional autonomy proposes that:

a. forces that motivated us early in life become unrelated to their original circumstances. b. we are independent of psychological forces. c. the goal of adulthood is to replace cardinal traits with secondary traits. d. individuals will link their past to their present and the future.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the conditions likely to improve motivation and performance?

a. define your goal in a way that is specific about what you will do and when b. defining your goal in terms of the positive experiences you are directly seeking. c. setting a challenging but realistic goal so that by working hard you can achieve it. d. None of the above

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Neurogenesis in adulthood a. does not appear to occur in humans

b. may protect the brain from the effects of stress. c. only occurs in telomeres, the tips at the end of chromosomes. d. is negative correlated with levels of physical activity.

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