How does the social compensation hypothesis explain why some teens spend more time on the Internet?

What will be an ideal response?


This theory claims that teens who are lonely and have few friends are more likely to choose the Internet over
face-to-face involvement.

Psychology

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The first person to conduct an extensive or influential survey of human sexual behavior was Alfred ___________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

At about what age can a child first build a tower of two cubes?

A. 5 months B. 8 months C. 12 months D. 15 months

Psychology

Lesions in the locus coeruleus produce what effect on sleep/wake behaviors?

A. loss of wakefulness B. inability to sleep C. rapid cycling of sleep D. no change

Psychology

During free association, a patient's flow of words, thoughts, and images may stop. What term would a psychoanalyst use to describe this change in the patient's verbalization?

a) insight b) reactance c) resistance d) transference

Psychology