Many school systems emphasize the abstinence-only or "just say no" approach to sex education. The research about this approach shows that they
a. significantly reduce teenagers' sexual activity.
b. significantly reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases.
c. significantly reduce the pregnancy rate.
d. frequently provide misinformation about sexual activity and its consequences.
D
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At about age ____, most boys reach spermarche, which is the first spontaneous ejaculation of sperm-laden fluid
a. 9 b. 11 c. 13 d. 15
By 3 years old, infants who suffered from early brain lesions
a. had still not developed verbal abilities, coordination, and visual spatial abilities. b. had caught up to their healthy peers in verbal ability, coordination, and visual spatial ability. c. showed poor performance on tests of verbal ability, coordination, and visual spatial ability. d. varied significantly in their verbal ability, coordination, and visual spatial ability.
Behavioral psychologists try to apply personality research to practical concerns by
A. controlling the way people process information. B. identifying characteristics of individuals in the workplace. C. creating environments to increase the frequency of desired behaviors. D. facilitating people in the development of their self-concept.
In the general activation syndrome (GAS), described by Selye, the final stage, during which a person's resources for fighting stress may be totally depleted, is:
a. autonomic rebound b. the resistance phase c. the recovery stage d. the stage of exhaustion