According to research on affiliation, which of the following interventions designed to help socially isolated teenagers would have the lowest likelihood of producing outward hostility?
A. Successful adults lamenting on their difficult teen years and saying "it gets better"
B. Unsuccessful adults telling teens to socialize now or risk turning out like them as adults
C. Teaching teens how to accept the fact that they will likely be lonely the rest of their lives
D. Encouraging teens to shift their priorities from affiliation to achievement
Answer: A
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Susan refuses to have her daughter Zoe vaccinated against any of the common childhood diseases because Susan is afraid that vaccines can cause autism. What is the position of your text??
a. Susan is right in saying that vaccines have been found to cause autism
b. Susan's concerns are unwarranted because the research study suggesting that childhood vaccinations cause autism has been proven to be fraudulent.
c. The controversy regarding vaccinations and the development of autism spectrum disorder has not been well documented.
d. The research on this matter has not been conclusive; however, the FDA believes the vaccines are safe.
The dictator of a small country has been removed and a new government is forming. Among the first task for the new country is the creation of the country's laws. Instead of the above scenarios, the new government institutes a policy that allows all adult citizens to vote for representatives who will make new laws and serve in government. This describes:
A. the conflict paradigm. B. the consensus paradigm. C. the pluralist paradigm. D. the Marxist paradigm.
You are developing an app that helps people walk to local destinations. Based on what you have read, which of these approaches would make it easier for your users to remember the paths they have taken?
A. Make all information auditory so that users can focus on what they are seeing. B. Eliminate scenographic information from your directions; keep them simple and map-like. C. Include scenographic and abstract information, but put the emphasis on scenographic images. D. Include auditory and other nonvisual imagery.