Which of the following adolescents is most likely to be more rigid and authoritarian in his or her political thinking?
A. Kourosh, a 14-year-old boy from Iran
B. Liang, an 18-year-old boy from China
C. Nosiba, a 16-year-old girl from Sudan
D. Ginny, a 12-year-old girl from the United States
Answer: D
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a. biological clocks b. circadian timers c. zeitgebers d. arhythmics
____ is a distorted thinking category in which one takes a specific example and sees it as global. "It never ends. I got bad news today, but then again, my life is nothing but bad news."
a. Overgeneralization c. All-or-nothing thinking b. Magnification or minimization d. Jumping to conclusions
Ted is about to undergo ECT for his depression. What will his psychiatrist tell him about the length of treatments?
a) "You will receive one treatment per day for 5 weeks." b) "There will be treatments every other day for two months." c) "There will be treatments at the rate of one per week for six months." d) "You will receive 10 or fewer treatments and no more than 3 per week."
During adolescence the ___________ is biologically immature and its ability to inhibit impulses is not fully developed, which leads to some of the risky and impulsive behaviors that are characteristic of adolescence
a. cerebellum c. frontal lobe b. prefrontal cortex d. brain stem