Crystal is chronically exposed to her parents' angry, unresolved conflict. Which of the following is Crystal likely to experience?
A) a decrease in her performance at school
B) a close secure relationship with one parent, but not with the other
C) problems related to emotional self-regulation
D) her parents' overprotective hovering and obsessive monitoring of her activities
C
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Which of the following statements about infantile amnesia is true?
A) Infantile amnesia is more common in females than males. B) Most older children and adults cannot retrieve events that happened before age 3. C) Infants' memory processing is fundamentally different from that of adults. D) During the first few years, children remember largely with verbal techniques.
Downward social comparison helps people ________, whereas upward social comparison helps people ________
A) conserve mental energy; reduce their stress B) be accurate; enhance their self-esteem C) achieve goals; conserve effort D) feel better about themselves; work toward self-improvement
Dyslexics have particular trouble:
a) reading words in the correct order. b) recognizing words when they hear them. c) mapping the look of a word onto its sound. d) performing normally on standard measures of intelligence.
According to your textbook, what is one suggested reason why we are more likely to pay attention to negative information over positive information?
a. Because we spend time with other people who focus on negative information. b. Because we learn this tendency from our peers. c. Because our culture teaches us to focus on the negative. d. Because paying attention to negative information would aid in our survival by helping us to avoid potential dangers.