The victims of the disorder bulimia nervosa are predominantly young females. One likely explanation for this is that young females are

a. more likely to feel an intense cultural pressure to be thin

b. have weaker eating control than older females and males.
c. objectified by fashion designers and gay men.
d. naturally more likely to suffer from "nervous stomach" disorders than other groups.


a

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a. mothers spend about twice as much time as men in taking care of children. b. US and Canadian fathers have not really increased their child-care responsibilities in recent years, despite what you hear in the popular press. c. mothers may do more of the housework than fathers do, but fathers and mothers devote equal time to child care. d. the individual differences in sharing child-care responsibilities are so great that we cannot draw any clear-cut conclusions.

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A. fcolumn B. frow C. fpopulation D. fExpected

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The first step in assertiveness training is

a. monitor your assertive communication. b. adopt an assertive attitude. c. understand what assertive communication is compared to other styles. d. practice common put-downs.

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The participants for an experiment are randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group

Although the researchers know which group each participant has been assigned to, the participants do not know if they are in the experimental or control group. Which type of study is this an example of? a. Single-blind b. Correlational c. Field research d. Double-blind

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