According to your text, most scholars who study adolescence today work in the discipline of

a. medicine.
b. sociology.
c. education.
d. psychology.


Answer: d

Psychology

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A. the cycle of violence hypothesis B. physical abuse C. psychological maltreatment D. an authoritarian parenting style

Psychology

Which of the following is not an effective way to come up with new ideas?

  a.  Instead of taking turns speaking, members should write their ideas on paper and pass it around the group.   b.  Go through the group slowly and let everyone express his or her idea before moving onto the next member.   c.  Use creativity-building exercises or break into buzz groups that create bug lists.   d.  Separate group members and have them come up with ideas individual before pooling their ideas.   e.  Have members submit their ideas electronically on messages boards or through email.

Psychology

Ethnic differences in how people tend to respond to psychoactive drugs are largely attributed to

a. ?biases in proper psychodiagnosis b. ?genetic differences in drug metabolism c. ?culturally learned effects d. ?comorbidity factors

Psychology

Scaffolding techniques are used to provide the child with support and motivation.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Psychology