Age-mates who provide a supportive network for the adolescent are called ______
a. the friendship group c. trend setters
b. the peer group d. cohorts
b
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Cohort effects are most likely to be a problem when it is difficult to separate the effects of developmental processes from ____ when examining age effects across a wide range of ages
a. unique environmental events b. dependent variables c. biological components d. genetic factors
Chauncy is interested in how behavior is influenced by the way people think about their social world. Chauncy subscribes to the ____ perspective in social psychology
a. "cold" b. "hot" c. interactionist d. cross-cultural
What informal syndrome does Shelia Isenberg describe as she attempts to explain why some women are attracted to convicted killers?
A. bad boy syndrome B. martyr syndrome C. anxiety syndrome D. BTK syndrome
One of the criteria that may be used to classify an individual as gifted is:
a. a score higher than 130 on a standardized intelligence test b. a score higher than 100 on a standard intelligence test c. a score more than 1 standard deviation from the mean on a standardized intelligence test d. a mental age that exceeds chronological age by more than 3 years