A 15-year-old girl realizes that the dress she has worn to school has a small stain on it. Her belief that everyone will notice it is an example of
the personal fable.
adolescent egocentrism.
clothes consciousness.
school phobia.
adolescent egocentrism.
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a. musical; spatial b. rhythmic; logical c. bodily-kinesthetic; intrapersonal d. interpersonal; linguistic e. spatial; linguistic
According to the chapter I'm Warning You, what did they find in study 4?
(a) the findings from the previous three studies had no practical applications outside the lab setting (b) participants only followed directions if the task was low-cost (c) participants only followed the behavior of same-sex confederates (d) participants were most likely to follow the warning if the confederate complied
In a group of girls who formed an informal "tennis club," the leader of the group is most likely to be
a. Lela, who is the most talkative. c. Jenny, who is the nicest. b. Casey, who is the best tennis player. d. Lacey, who is the strongest.
Which of the following is true regarding drinking and marital status?
a. a woman’s history of drinking may influence the relationship of martial status and drinking b. divorce may lead to increased drinking c. divorce may lead to decreased drinking d. all of the above