A local high school has hired you as a consultant for a program designed to improve moral decision-making in its students. Describe the advice that you would provide the school
What will be an ideal response?
There are several factors that have been shown to improve moral decision-making in students. (1) Expose students to more advanced moral reasoning; (2) Provide opportunities for discussion of moral issues; (3) Encourage students to become involved in a religious community; and (4) Encourage parents to discuss moral issues with their children.
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a. Unexamined ethnic identity b. Ethnic identity search c. Ethnic identity foreclosure d. Achieved ethnic identity
A newly admitted patient believes he can "leap tall buildings in a single bound" and "stop a speeding bullet" with the force of his mind. When the patient was discussed at a case conference, the psychologist responsible for his treatment
noted that the major symptom was a a) delusion of grandeur. b) delusion of reference. c) persecutory delusion. d) delusion of obsession.
The statement that best describes the role of serotonin in the etiology of depression is that
a. low levels of serotonin are solely responsible. b. low serotonin levels appear to have an impact, but only in relation to other neurotransmitters. c. elevated serotonin levels are solely responsible. d. fluctuating levels of serotonin are the underlying basis for depression.
You are designing questions for a questionnaire. Which research question would be best examined by a questionnaire?
A. What is the rate of alcohol use by high school students? B. What are the cognitive abilities of a 3-year-old? C. How does damage to the brain affect one's cognitive and behavioral abilities? D. How do antidepressant drugs minimize depressive symptoms?