Briefly explain the gender role hypothesis.

What will be an ideal response?


the gender role hypothesis points to the differences in the way that boys and girls are treated by all members of society and suggest that these differences help to explain why boys and girls behave differently.

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An anxiety disorder that often occurs in war veterans is which of the following?

a. Disorganized schizophrenia b. Major depression c. PTSD d. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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A region of the brain considered to be responsible for the reinforcing effects of several drugs of abuse, is known as

a. synaptic knobs b. dendrites c. nucleus accumbens d. reuptaker

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The theory of _____ helps to identify program characteristics that will produce the greatest reduction in recidivism

a. cognitive-behavioral therapy b. risk/need/responsivity c. motivational interviewing d. risk/rehabilitation/responsivity

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All of the following are traits that Miller saw in the lives of lower class youth EXCEPT:

a. Mothers engaged in serial monogamy. b. Absence of fathers. c. Respected character traits of toughness, autonomy and fatalism. d. Status frustration particularly from negative experiences in school.

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