After coming to the U.S., Ling-Chen learned English quickly and totally immersed herself in the American life. She prefers to be with her new American friends and is annoyed by her parents' continued ties to their native culture. Ling-Chen's pattern of acculturation would be classified as
a. integration.
b. separation.
c. assimilation.
d. marginalization.
C
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Which statement correctly explains why friendships are more highly valued than family relationships by older people in late adulthood?
A. Older people have little interest in making friends with other older individuals. B. Maintaining friendships requires much less time and effort than maintaining family ties. C. Friendships offer more flexibility than family relationships and less of a history of obligations and conflicts. D. It is increasingly likely as one ages that all of one's friendships will end in death, compounding grief.
Many studies have found that social support is especially important as a buffer against depression when people are exposed to stress. Recent research by Kasen, Wickramaratne, Garneroff, & Weissmam (2012) showed that what specific kind of social support is particularly beneficial?
a. psychological support, such as help with problem solving b. emotional support, such as having a "shoulder to cry on" c. religious participation and neighborhood cohesion d. workplace participation and leadership style
Behaviorists branded the study of imagery as being unproductive because
a. some people have great difficulty forming visual images. b. visual images vary in detail. c. visual images are invisible to everyone except the person experiencing them. d. the imageless thought debate was unresolved.
Which of the following did Burt believe?
a. Special education could substantially improve the performance of children with intellectual disabilities. b. The “g” or general factor of intelligence was largely inherited. c. Students with high intelligence should be paired with students with low intelligence so the former could help the latter. d. Data from the study of identical twins largely refuted the idea that intelligence is inherited.