When children are asked by researchers to describe what kind of aggressive behavior they experienced among friends, which of the following gender differences is observed?
a. Girls report more aggression of all kinds.
b. Boys report an equal amount of relational and physical aggression.
c. Boys almost never report relational aggression.
d. Girls report more relational aggression and boys more direct physical or verbal aggression.
Answer: d. Girls report more relational aggression and boys more direct physical or verbal aggression.
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a. pharmacological drugs b. tropic drugs c. clinical drugs d. psychoactive drugs
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a. speak in a coherent manner. b. recognize familiar faces. c. move their facial muscles. d. feel sensations in their faces.
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A) the rate of language development. B) IQ score. C) first-language vocabulary. D) focused attention.