Why might girls experience more difficult transitions into junior high school than boys?
a. Girls are more emotional than boys.
b. Boys are more likely to join groups that ease the transition.
c. Girls are likely to be undergoing pubertal changes at the same time.
d. They are not? this transition is actually harder on boys because of competitive expectations.
c
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a. both candidates are likely to be rated more positively than they were before b. both candidates are likely to be rated more negatively than they were before c. people are more likely to say they will vote d. people are more likely to take the election seriously and follow it closely
Gender-role norms are societal expectations about what males and females should be like
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
After damage to the suprachiasmatic nucleus, the body ____
a. cannot generate biological rhythms b. still has rhythms in synchrony with environmental patterns of light and dark c. still has rhythms, but they are less consistent d. still has rhythms, but they can only be reset by artificial light
Which of the following is the best definition of "dependent variable"?
It is the measured variable that may change depending upon manipulation of an experimental variable. It is any unmeasured variable that is not controlled within the context of the experiment. It is the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher. It is one of the external variables that cannot be controlled by the researcher.