__________ are groups of people with whom one compares oneself
a) Reference groups
b) Comparison cliques
c) Social crowds
d) Pressure groups
Answer: a
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The observation that children gain many cognitive abilities as they get older but also lose self-esteem and become more prone to depression is
a. consistent with the gain-stability loss model. b. inconsistent with a "nature" approach to development. c. inconsistent with the gain-stability-loss model. d. consistent with a "nurture" approach to development.
Because of the unchanging nature of some risk factors such as gender or family history of a disorder, they are referred to as
a. at risk. b. epidemiology. c. preceding factors. d. fixed.
Jones administered a memory test to a single group of children when they were two and four years old, and she is planning to give the test to the children a third time when they are six years of age. Dr. Jones is conducting a
a. chronological study. c. longitudinal study. b. sequential study. d. cross-sectional study.
National studies in France, Britain, Norway, Denmark, and Canada all found same-sex behavior in ____ in men
a. 0.5% to 2% c. 4% to 6% b. 1% to 3% d. 5% to 8%