The goal of the gender role aspect called "agency" is to prepare a person for

A. the acquisition of sexist language.
B. individual achievement.
C. developing a "nurturing side."
D. the onset of sexual urges in puberty.


Answer: B

Psychology

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The evidence suggests that medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder __________.

A. work well over the short term, but the long-term effects are not well-known B. work well over both the short and long term C. really don't work at all; what is seen is due to the placebo effect D. only work for children who have had the diagnosis for at least two years

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Peripheral cues for hunger come from ____, whereas central cues come from ____.

A. learning; experience B. body image; actual weight C. digestive organs; the brain D. the hypothalamus; hormones

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A functional relationship between the treatment and the behavior is demonstrated in a multiple baseline across subjects design when the behavior of each subject changes only after the treatment is implemented for that subject

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The gate-control theory of pain suggests that:

A) the pain signals must pass through a kind of "gate" located in the spinal cord. B) the skin receptors act as a gate for the pain sensation. C) the cortex blocks pain unless released by substance P. D) the gate is a physical structure that blocks pain signals.

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