Alfonso is quick to forgive his son when he is mischievous, saying "boys will be boys."
His daughter, on the other hand, is frequently disciplined for minor offenses.
Alfonso
clearly favors the _______________ explanation for gender differences in behavior.
a. socialization
b. evolutionary
c. biological
d. ecological
c
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What does research indicate is the best treatment for phobias?
A. Exposure therapy B. Psychoanalysis C. Cognitive restructuring D. Family therapy
Fill in the missing words using the options given. Methodological problems exist within many RCTs that compare NRT to (2) ______. This is because smokers in the (3) ______ condition can detect that they are not receiving any (4) ______ (Mooney, White, & Hatsukami, 2004; Polito, 2008). Dar, Stronguin and Etter (2005) found that (5) ______ group members were 3.3 times more likely to correctly guess that they had received placebo than to incorrectly guess that they had received nicotine (54.5% v. 16.4%). If the trials in a RCT are not (6) ______, the findings give a misleading picture of treatment effectiveness. Which word is a best fit?
A. control B. double blind C. placebos D. placebo
When we attribute feelings, we do not want to have to someone else we may be ______
a. sublimating c. projecting b. identifying d. displacing
Instead of grabbing, hitting, or insisting that another child obey, 5- to 7-year-olds tend to
A) tattle on the child since they are unable to resolve disagreements without adult intervention. B) verbally threaten the child and later exclude the child from play groups. C) rely on friendly persuasion and compromise, to think of alternative strategies when one does not work, and to resolve disagreements without adult intervention. D) first bribe the child, and if that strategy fails, they seek adult intervention.