A formal custom developed in many traditional cultures to mark the transition from childhood to adolescence is called a(n) __________
a) elder séance
b) coming-of-age ceremony
c) puberty ritual
d) adulthood ceremony
Answer: c
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a. Poor ability to restrain outbursts of anger b. Poor ability to restrain moments of fear c. Weaker than average emotional feelings d. Stronger than average emotional feelings
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A. North American infants learn to express positive emotions. B. North American infants learn to restrain strong emotions. C. Parents in all cultures share a common way to communicate cultural expectations about emotions. D. All parents instinctively respond immediately to their babies' cries.
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A. external locus of control B. terror management theory C. defensive attributions D. internal locus of control
The learning perspective suggests that the most important factors in determining our ability to identify a percept are
a. time, weather, and day of the week. b. our eyes, our ears, and our brain. c. the object, its environment, and the presence of distractors. d. the laws of continuity, similarity, and proximity. e. context, expectation, and perceptual sets.