An explanation for why girls growing up in families that are conflictual, dysfunctional, or in which the father is absent go through puberty at an earlier age has come from the field of ______.

a. psychopathology
b. ecological systems theory
c. evolutionary developmental psychology
d. ethology


Ans: C

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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many immigrants to the U.S. were judged to be "feebleminded" because they did not know English or American customs. Because of this, some became victims of laws supporting:

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Which of the following symbols is associated with the slope in the regression equation?

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Which of the following is true about professors?

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