Pressure to conform to one's friends or contemporaries in behavior, dress, and attitude is referred to as
conformance.
adolescent burden.
generation gap.
peer pressure.
peer pressure.
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A. his belief that dreams explained most mental disorders B. his theory that psychological disorders were due to psychological rather than physical factors C. his description of personality traits D. his description of consciousness
The theory that individuals develop chronic musculoskeletal pain as a consequence of reduced activities is called the ______.
A. fear-avoidance model B. fear-denial model C. denial-avoidance model D. avoidance-fear model
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a. both Deanna and the stranger attributed it to internal causes. b. both Deanna and the stranger attributed it to external causes. c. Deanna attributed it to an internal cause and the stranger to an external cause. d. Deanna attributed it to an external cause and the stranger to an internal cause.
Suppose that height is a normally distributed variable with mean of 66 inches and a standard deviation of 3 inches. About what percentage of people would have a height between 66 and 72 inches?
a. 48% b. 68% c. 75% d. 95%