Research indicates that a high percentage (about 70%) of runaway/thrownaway children


Are endangered in some way on the street.

Psychology

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Jenkins and Russell (1952) presented a list of words like "chair, apple, dish, shoe, cherry, sofa" to participants. In a test, participants recalled the words in a different order than the order in which they were originally presented. This result occurred because of the

A. tendency of objects in the same category to become organized. B. effect of proactive interference. C. way objects like dishes and shoes are encoded visually. D. way the phonological loop reorganizes information based on sound during rehearsal.

Psychology

Research on the causes of eating disorders has confirmed the importance of genetic factors

a. true b. false

Psychology

Which statements about marriage is true?

a. Intercultural marriages are more prone to divorce. b. Countries than do not emphasize romance in mate selection have lower divorce rates. c. Only about 7 percent of recent marriages occurred between partners of different races or ethnicities. d. Those from individualistic cultures place less emphasis on love as a basis for establishing a marriage than people from collective societies.

Psychology

You are studying the summary for chapter 8 of your developmental textbook while you are listening to music. What skill are you utilizing?

a. selective attention b. divided attention c. ignoring d. focused attention

Psychology