The idea that self-esteem acts like a psychological gauge that monitors our relational value and the quality of our relationships is known as ________theory
a. sociometer
b. social identity
c. terror management
d. optimal distinctiveness
Answer: A
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Which of the following is a disadvantage of using the range as a measure of variation?
a. It is limited because only two of the scores in the distribution are used to derive it b. It is easily distorted by an unusually high or low score in a distribution. c. It can only be used with nominal data. d. It is limited because only two of the scores in the distribution are used to derive it, and it is easily distorted by an unusually high or low score in a distribution.
When an infant has been breast-fed, it is capable of recognizing its mother by the smell of her breasts or underarms as early as the age of
a. birth. b. two weeks. c. eight weeks. d. 20 weeks.
An individual's genotype is the result of both genetics and environment
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Sven, your adolescent nephew, tells you he is worried that he is not normal because his feet and hands seem to be too big for his body. Which of the following is the best advice for Sven?
a. "Eat more calcium-rich foods so that your growth gets back on the right track." b. "Everybody has different sized feet and hands – yours are just big." c. "Don't worry. Each person has a unique growth pattern, and you are unusual." d. "Don't worry. Hands and feet hit the growth spurt before the rest of your body."