In 2009, the leading diagnosis on admission to a U.S. hospice program was:

a. end-stage heart disease
b. end-stage kidney disease
c. dementia
d. lung disease
e. advanced cancer


E

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A) Positive reinforcement is considerably less effective at the secondary level. B) Elementary and secondary students need to be considered differently in terms of reinforcement C) Elementary students find public recognition more rewarding than older students. D) Secondary students prefer to receive individual feedback.

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The case history method involves:

a. the study of typical differences in personality between people. b. assessment of the impact of independent variables on given dependent variables. c. intensive study of a person's behavior over a period of time and in many different situations. d. correlation between two variables in the person's life history that the therapist deems important.

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Are peer influence and parental influence in conflict during adolescence?

a. yes b. no c. It depends upon the gender of the adolescent. d. It depends upon the domain under consideration.

Psychology

Cross-cultural researchers have compared the pain thresholds of people in Western cultures to people in Nepal. Which title would most likely be selected when they publish their findings?

a) "Pain Is Pain across the Globe" b) "People in Nepal Stand Up to Pain" c) "Western Cultures Endure More Pain than People in Nepal" d) "Want to Withstand Pain? Ask Someone from a Western Country"

Psychology