Which of the following statements about the transition from high school to college is NOT true?
A. Freshmen show poorer social adjustment than do upperclassmen.
B. Male students show more psychological dependency on their parents than do female students.
C. Female students show more psychological dependency on their parents than do male students.
D. Freshmen show more psychological dependency on their parents than do upperclassmen.
Answer: B
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a. the role of brain abnormalities. b. the interaction of genetic predispositions and stress. c. the role of stressful life experiences in creating a diathesis. d. the role of psychosocial influences in creating a diathesis. e. biochemical imbalances.
With each succeeding stage of sleep (from 1 to 4), ____
a. breathing and heart rates increase b. brain activity increases c. slow, large-amplitude waves increase in number d. brain waves become smaller
Panic disorder involves:
a. excessive worrying that lasts for at least 6 months and that cannot be attributed to any single identifiable source b. persistent and uncontrollable thoughts, accompanied by the compelling need to perform repetitive acts c. a highly focused, irrational fear of an object or situation d. recurrent attacks of extremely intense fear or dread
Which statement is true about aggression?
A) Proactive aggression tends to rise over early and middle childhood. B) Boys are more verbally and relationally aggressive than girls. C) Highly aggressive children tend to be rejected by peers and to fail in school. D) Girls are more likely than boys to be targets of harsh, inconsistent discipline.