Age-graded influences are
A) biological and environmental influences associated with a particular historical moment.
B) social and cultural factors present at a particular time for a particular individual.
C) specific, atypical events that occur in a particular person's life at a time when such events
do not happen to most adolescents.
D) biological and environmental influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age
group, regardless of when or where they were raised.
D
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Gia works 10 hours per week at her after-school job. Based on this, we can expect that Gia will most likely __________.
A. be unable to keep up with her schoolwork B. be able to achieve an effective balance between school and work C. disengage from extracurricular activities at school D. fall asleep at school each day because she is tired from working so much
How would Charles Darwin likely explain maternal aggression when something or someone threatens a mother's children?
A) Young girls learn to protect their children by watching their mothers. B) Maternal aggression is an inherited trait that is selected for because it contributes to the survival of the offspring. C) Mothers are rewarded for being protective of their children. D) Mothers learn to be protective of their children through trial and error.
According to researchers Arnold Lazarus and Susan Folkman, the assessment of an event to determine whether its implications are positive, negative, or neutral is called
a) psychological review. b) primary appraisal. c) secondary appraisal. d) psychological challenge.
Which of the following terms refers to the tendency many people have to assume that others are similar to them?
A. The directionality problem B. The fundamental attribution error C. The false consensus effect D. The third variable problem