During the first month of a child's life, crying:
a. is highly specific. c. is non-distinct.
b. is activated by the vocal tract. d. serves no useful purpose.
C
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A(n) __________ is a repetitive behavior or mental act that an individual is compelled to perform in response to an obsession.
A. obsession B. persistive behavior C. compulsion D. rumination
What is the impact of adding distractors on polytomous item reliability?
a. The number of distractors is inversely related to item reliability. b. Large numbers of distractors can greatly increase reliability. c. Adding distractors may not increase reliability if the distractors are implausible. d. Reliability is optimized when there are 8 to 10 distractors.
Setting the voting age at 18 and the drinking age at 21 are examples of
A) adolescent initiation ceremonies. B) legal adult status in non-Western societies. C) rites of passage. D) partial adult status in Western society.
Margaret, a 16-year-old, is offered a cigarette by a man on the street as she walks home from school. She refuses but the man offers her again the following day as she walks home with her friend. Which one of the following best describes how Margaret is likely to respond to the second offer?
A. There is a greater likelihood that she will accept the cigarette when with her friend. B. The presence of her friend will have no influence on whether she accepts or refuses the offer. C. There is a greater likelihood that she will accept the cigarette but only if her friend is older. D. There is a lower likelihood that she will accept the cigarette when with her friend.