The term "social allergy effect" refers to the tendency to ____

a. repel, or turn off, others
b. find social situations anxiety-provoking
c. find a particular person annoying or disagreeable
d. become increasingly irritated by a partners' habits over time


D

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a. As the healthy adult years expand, people can't support twenty or more years of retirement on forty years of employment. b. More and more professionals want to retire early. c. People who make midlife career changes want to retire early. d. Many people look forward to retirement as a time when they can direct their energy to activities they enjoy more than work.

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While collecting data on the prevalence of bullying in high school students, Dr. Rapp interviewed many students who had been victims of bullying. One student, Bruce, stated during the interview that he has been considering suicide. Based on research on adolescent judgment, what course of action would most adolescents recommend to Dr. Rapp in this situation?

a. He should make another appointment with Bruce for the following week. b. He should include the interview in his study to further understanding of bullying. c. He should break confidentiality and report the suicidal threat. d. He should use his best judgment to determine whether Bruce is serious or not.

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Gender intensification ________

a. is greater for boys than for girls b. is experienced more by children in the latency period than it is by adolescents c. causes girls to reject their feminine aspects d. causes boys' self-descriptions to become more masculine

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What is the average age of onset for oppositional defiant disorder?

a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 7 e. 9

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