Rudy is a 16-year-old that likes to brag about his recent development of underarm hair. He says that he is a man now and that he is an adult. Rudy's development of underarm hair is an example of a(n)
a. adolescent growth spurt. c. secondary sex characteristic.
b. primary sex characteristic. d. secular trend.
c
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Studies of conformity indicate that people are more apt to be influenced by others if they
a. are concerned about the approval of others. b. have low needs for certainty and structure. c. belong to a culture that emphasizes individuality. d. have a great deal of self-confidence.
Which person experiencing recovered memories is most likely to have actually suffered sexual abuse?
a) Callista, who while in the hospital, had flashbacks of sexual abuse and after joining a therapy group for incest survivors, recalled even more abuse. b) Jolinda, whose therapist repeatedly suggested that her depression resulted from incest. When pressed for details she wrote pages of her repressed memories, including being molested at 1 year of age. c) Nadine, whose psychiatrist used hypnosis to uncover her repressed memories of being in a satanic cult and having sex with animals. d) Angelique, who is in treatment for borderline personality disorder and whose therapist has used memory-recovery techniques such as dream interpretation and imagery to recover Angelique's memories of incest beginning at 6 months of age.
A psychologist who argues that phobias are actually learned fears is putting forth a __________.
A. rationalization B. pseudoscientific theory C. reduction D. generalization
Children who had secure attachments in infancy have more friends by age 10 than those with insecureattachments.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)