When Dr. R. Carson is asked to explain troubled adolescents, she says, "The only way to explain the problems of adolescents is to study them in relation to their parents and the culture that surrounds them." Dr. R. Carson is most likely a proponent of ____ theory.

A. psychodynamic
B. cognitive developmental
C. ecological
D. social cognitive


Answer: C

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a. True b. False

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a. Attitudes are acquired from a variety of sources in the social environment. b. Genetic factors are less important determinants of attitudes than environmental factors. c. Attitudes are more strongly linked to behaviors when the attitude can be readily recalled from memory. d. Attitudes are not especially strong predictors of behavior. e. Twin studies suggest that people inherit particular genes for particular attitudes.

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a.  True   b.  False

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