In a study of immigrant children in California (Hakuta et al., 2000), it took ________ for immigrant children to catch up to native English speakers in the use of everyday English
a. only a few months
b. almost a year
c. two to five years
d. a lifetime
Answer: c. two to five years
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With regard to personality development during adulthood, which statement is true?
a. There is generally more change in personality between adolescence and middle age than there is between middle age and old age. b. There are virtually no changes in personality beyond adolescence. c. The historical context in which people grow up appears to have little influence on personality development. d. Most people undergo highly significant personality changes as they progress from middle age to old age.
People who are attempting to become extremely thin by refusing to eat suffer from __________
a) bulimia nervosa. b) obesity phobia. c) anorexia nervosa. d) dissociation.
According to Ginzberg, the period when career choices are made and discarded without regard to skills, abilities, or available job opportunities is called the
a. fantasy period. c. realistic period. b. tentative period. d. adolescence.
When the exact words from a source are used in a manuscript, which of the following is required?
A. the source must be properly identified B. the location of the source C. quotation marks D. all of these