Widom (1989) found that abused or neglected children were
A. significantly more likely than a comparison group to experience malnutrition.
B. significantly more likely than a comparison group to have been arrested for violent crimes later in life.
C. much more likely to die earlier than those in a comparison group.
D. much less likely to be bullies than those in a comparison group.
B
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a. echolalia. b. intonation. c. turn-taking. d. vocabulary development.
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A) avoidant B) ambivalent C) disorganized D) secure
In setting personal goals, older adults __________
A) often deny their physical and cognitive limitations B) focus on maintaining abilities and preventing losses C) focus on gains in physical goals and losses in cognitive goals D) focus on gains in cognitive goals and losses in physical goals
Karen finds listening to voicemails unpleasant. She runs into a coworker who asked if she listened to the voicemail she left Karen earlier that week. Motivated forgetting would suggest which of the following likely responses from Karen?
A. Karen will respond that she has forgotten to check her voicemails for the last several weeks. B. Karen will say that she listened to the voicemail and already responded to her coworker's request. C. Karen will respond that she listens to her messages diligently each day but cannot remember receiving one from her coworker. D. Karen will have a memory that she already responded to the coworker although the coworker never received a response.