Public discussion of sexuality was due, in part, to ____
a. the moral purity movement of the late 19th century and the medicalization of the sex movement in the early 20th century
b. World War II
c. when United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) began evaluating the state of sex education programs around the world
d. fears about HIV and AIDS
A
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Jill is an impressionable 17-year-old college freshman with average academic skills. She lives in the college dorms with two roommates. One of them, Martha, is bright, attractive, popular, rich, and a local celebrity because of her singing; she seldom studies. Jill's other roommate, Ann, is also bright, but has only a few friends, wears inexpensive clothes, and plays the tuba poorly; she studies
all the time. On the basis of what you know about observational learning, you predict that Jill will ______. a. major in music b. major in psychology c. flunk out d. transfer to a different college
The individual's primary criterion for judging abnormal behavior is ______
a. whether the behavior conforms to what is socially expected b. his or her sense of personal well-being c. personality characteristics d. success in meeting societal expectations for performance in work, school, and in social relationships
“Experience-dependent brain functions” refers to the idea that ______.
a. typical human babies anywhere in the world will develop similar brain functions
b. brain functions require specific experiences to develop
c. the brain is highly responsive to environmental circumstances
d. the two hemispheres become specialized for certain functions
Selma is devising a questionnaire to predict the risk of eating disorders. Which item should NOT be on her list?
A) Does this child have insecure attachments and an extreme need for approval? B) Is this child temperamentally anxious and highly self-critical? C) Does this child adhere to the "thin ideal"? D) Is this child doing poorly in school?