In a study of sexually active teenage girls engaging in risky sex, nearly 90 percent of the girls thought that they had virtually no chance of getting a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Over the next 18 months, what percent of the girls got chlamydia or gonorrhea?
a. five percent
b. 10 percent
c. 25 percent
d. 50 percent
C
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One of the most contentious parts of the five-factor theory is its suggestion that the origin of the personality traits is at least partially _____ determined
a) behaviorally b) biologically c) situationally d) religiously
Loya, who is suffering from depression after her boyfriend left her, consults a therapist. During their sessions, she often talks to her therapist in a manner similar to how she spoke to her ex-boyfriend. This best exemplifies__________
A) resistance B) classical conditioning C) aversive conditioning D) transference E) Select
Xue does not believe that we have a nonphysical mind. Rather, he believes that the mind is what the brain does. His views are MOST similar to those of:
A) Freud. B) Plato. C) Descartes. D) Hobbes.
Suppose a friend calls you and tells you that she has had a miscarriage during the fourth month of her pregnancy. Technically, her miscarriage would be termed:
a. spontaneous abortion b. term abortion c. mid-term abortion d. developmental abortion