A weakness of many of the family studies of eating disorders is that:

a) Most rely upon self-report and not direct observation.
b) An inadequate level of attention paid to third variable causes.
c) Limited generalizability given the laboratory nature of the research.
d) An overreliance upon a single theoretical paradigm.


a

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a. Amy, a 19-year-old college student b. Michael, a 30-year-old auto mechanic c. Joe, a 45-year-old air traffic controller d. Isabel, a 10-year-old grade-school student

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a. show more centration. b. can apply thoughts to real objects. c. can solve conservation tasks. d. can think about hard to imagine hypotheticals.

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A. not explaining why the thinking of children changes B. overemphasizing unconscious conflicts C. ignoring the role of cultural factors in personality development D. being too narrow in describing cognitive development

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A. rudimentary intelligence 
B. regressive intelligence 
C. existential intelligence 
D. naturalist intelligence

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