Puberty is defined as the age at which a person ________
a. enters middle school or junior high.
b. begins to be treated as an adult by others.
c. experiences his or her first growth spurt.
d. becomes capable of sexual reproduction.
Answer: d
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a. medical model. b. wellness program. c. health initiative. d. go-well program.
Replications of Milgram's study of obedience showed ________
a. occupational differences, because 90 percent of lower-SES individuals and 55 percent of upper-SES individuals inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner." b. gender differences in a willingness to obey, because 75 percent of men but only 30 percent of women inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner." c. that more than 90 percent of the subjects in Spain and in the Netherlands inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner." d. that when the victim said that he had a heart ailment or screamed in agony, 10 percent of the "teachers" inflicted what they thought were dangerous levels of shocks to the "learner."
Which child is most likely to benefit from maternal employment?
a. Erik, a foster child c. Daniel, a special-needs child b. Lauren, a low-income child d. Steven, an adopted child
Jonah is participating in the liquid conservation task, and according to the production system model, he only uses two productions to guide his reasoning (see Table 11.1, Model I)
He watches as liquid is poured from a short glass into a tall glass and explains that there is more in the new tall glass because A) it is wider than the original glass. B) it is taller than the original glass. C) he can pour it back into the original, shorter glass. D) the old glasses were initially equal in height.