Which of the following statements about gender differences between boys and girls in most traditional cultures is true?
a) Manhood is achieved, whereas womanhood is regarded as inevitable.
b) Womanhood is achieved, whereas manhood is regarded as inevitable.
c) Woman are expected to demonstrate that they can provide, whereas males are expected to demonstrate that they can perform.
d) Woman are expected to demonstrate that they can protect, whereas males are expected to demonstrate that they can procreate.
Answer: a
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a. should have access to all educational services b. should have special education classroom placement c. should have regular education classroom placement d. should be appropriately tested for educational level
The test-retest reliability coefficients, over a span of three to six years, of a test of the five-factor model have been found to range approximately between _______.
a. .6 and .8 b. .3 and .5 c. .1 and .3 d. ?.5 and +.5
At what age can formal operations begin?
a. 15 or 16 c. 11 or 12 b. 13 or 14 d. none of these
Andrew is a normal-looking 5-year-old boy who is having
some behavioral difficulties. Although he tries to be a good kid, he is sometimes so impulsive that he gets into trouble. Kara, his mother, cannot understand why he is impulsive. She reads all of the parenting books she can get her hands on and has set, and enforced, fair guidelines for his behavior. Andrew's behavior is puzzling to her. Kara's mother, who happens to be a researcher in the field of prenatal development, is not very puzzled by the situation at all. She speculates that Andrew's behavior is a result of Kara drinking small amounts of alcohol throughout her pregnancy, even when she advised Kara not to. Kara's mother is likely concerned about _____ a) severe mental retardation. b) fetal alcohol effects. c) an insecure attachment. d) fetal alcohol syndrome.