Your 14-year-old sister is constantly being harassed at school. She has done all that she can to avoid and prevent the bullying except dropping out of school. She has decided that she must avoid the perpetrators. What can you tell her regarding how long this type of behavior continues?
A. The bullying will intensify as adolescence continues.
B. The bullying will remain about the same throughout adolescence.
C. The bullying will slowly decline by late adolescence.
D. The bullying will decrease substantially by late adolescence.
Answer: D
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a. was backed by rigorous scientific evidence. b. reflects his lack of training in scientific research. c. was a tactic he used to increase state funding for his hospital. d. was based on the value of such treatments as bleeding and purging.
Recent research suggests that the restricting and bingeing/purging subtypes of anorexia nervosa
A. alternate in the same person in a cyclic fashion. B. have completely different causes. C. show few differences in severity of symptoms or personality. D. are useless distinctions of the same disorder.
According to research by Batson and his colleagues, when empathy is ________, people ________
a. low; will help when the costs of not helping are high b. high; will help no matter what the costs c. high; will pay attention to social exchange factors d. low; only help when the costs of not helping are high
Which type of discrepancy is the following an example of? "I can't find a job."
What will be an ideal response?