Ursula just brought home her report card. She earned Cs and Ds in all of her classes. Ursula’s mom’s first response was "Oh, you must be very disappointed." Then, the two of them sat down and tried to determine why she was having difficulty and what they could do to help her get her grades up. They decided that Ursula would start seeing a tutor after school. Ursula’s mom is most likely a(n):
A. authoritarian parent
B. authoritative parent
C. indulgent parent
D. neglectful parent
Answer: B. authoritative parent
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a. Surprisingly, gender differences are small when gender roles are emphasized. b. Gender differences are small when other people are watching you. c. Gender differences are large when the relevant behavior involves skills related to one's gender. d. Gender differences are large when other roles—such as work—are emphasized.
A central idea in the description of hypnosis is the word:
A) suggestion. B) sleep. C) trance. D) force.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
You randomly assign 40 groups to two conditions: 20 groups are told they failed a task, and 20 are told they did well. Next, you have them complete a questionnaire measure of cohesiveness. You are carrying out a(n) ___ study.
a. case b. experimental c. correlational d. observational e. archival