School shootings are rare in Japan because of very strict gun control laws. The laws and culture that affect development fall under the:
a. microsystem.
b. mesosystem.
c. exosystem.
d. macrosystem.
D. The macrosystem is a broad system of culture beliefs and values, along with laws brought forth by the governmental system.
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Which describes one of the major criticisms of Piaget's theory concerning formal operational thought? a. Adolescent thinking is not as irrational as Piaget predicted
b. The belief that only males could think abstractly was sexist. c. Adolescents do not appear as cognitively competent as Piaget thought. d. Piaget argued that cognitive development continues to advance into old age, while research has found little change after age 20.
You just received your ACT or SAT scores and they were low. Which explanation of the low scores is most likely to lead to depression?
a) "I was really tired the day I took the test." b) "I'm stupid and will never make it in college." c) "Those testing rooms are always uncomfortable." d) "Standardized tests are too hard and they're not realistic."
Implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterine wall typically occurs:
a. within 1 to 2 hours following fertilization b. within 12 to 24 hours following fertilization c. within 2 to 3 days following fertilization d. about one week following fertilization
If you go on a fad diet and eat only grapefruit, you will eventually begin to feel ill
In time, associating your discomfort with grapefruit may restore nutritional balance to your diet by creating a. a taste aversion. b. homeostasis. c. acquired anorexia. d. systematic desensitization.