Which of the following best describes the term juvenile delinquency?
A) It refers to children or adolescents suffering from severe depression.
B) It refers to adolescents engaging in sexual activities.
C) It refers to children or adolescents engaging in illegal behavior or activities.
D) It refers to adolescents suffering from low self-esteem and self-reliance.
C
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If you assume that a tall man you met is a professional basketball player (even though pro basketball players are rare), what are you relying on?
a. Preoperational thinking b. A maximizing strategy c. The representativeness heuristic d. An algorithm
Stage theories of development assume that
a. individuals progress through specified stages in a particular order because each stage builds on the previous stage. b. environmental circumstances can sometimes cause individuals to skip stages early on and return to them later. c. progress through the sequence of stages is not related to age. d. there are few, if any, discontinuities in development.
An individual does not like to do laundry but prefers to do laundry over studying for exams. Because doing laundry is liked more than studying, _______ predicts that the opportunity to do laundry will motivate a person to study
a. equity theory b. the Anderson adage c. the Thompson tenet d. the Premack principle
________ refers to anxiety over fulfilling expectations of lower performance felt by a particular group of people
a. Performance goal orientation b. Stereotype threat c. Stage-environment fit d. Opportunity structures