Vue is a developmental psychologist who is concerned with helping adolescents learn to deal constructively with divorce. Her work focuses primarily on which goal of developmental psychology?

A. Prediction
B. Optimization
C. Explanation
D. Description


Answer: B

Psychology

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b. Children are often at a more advanced stage of cancer when they are first diagnosed than are adults. c. The rarest form of childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukemia. d. Childhood cancer remains almost 100% fatal.

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Which of the following is NOT a threat to the baby at birth?

a. expulsion of the placenta b. problems with the contraction mechanism c. inability of the cervix to fully dilate d. baby in breech position

Psychology

The majority of male prostitutes describe themselves as

A) gay. B) heterosexual. C) bisexual. D) unsure about their sexual orientation.

Psychology

The research question "How does ethnicity impact religiosity?" is an example of a _______ research question

a. Causal b. Relational c. Descriptive d. Structured

Psychology