If we tend to think of older people in terms of categories such as "senior citizens," "grandparents," and "elder statesmen," then we are
a. stereotyping
b. subtyping
c. discriminating
d. using group-serving biases
Answer: B
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a. more socialize efforts by the child and less by the parent. b. the child's abandonment of the notion of the parent as a safe haven when frightened. c. a more goal-directed partnership. d. a reduction in the child attempting to negotiate when ritualistic events (e.g., reading a book) occur.
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A) linguistic chauvinism B) the empiricist theory of language acquisition C) the triarchic theory of intelligence D) psycholinguistic theory E) Select
Which view within the psychological perspective sees behavior as the result of hidden, clashing forces within one's personality?
a. cognitive b. humanistic c. psychodynamic d. biopsychological