It has been found that the best way to prevent people from smoking is to stop the behavior before it begins. A type of

program that teaches youth to resist pressures from peers or adults to smoke is called
a. avoidance therapy.
b. refusal skills training.
c. desensitization training.
d. eradication therapy.


ANSWER: b

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Lucy feels worthless and extremely sad. She has had crying spells that do not stem from any particular event. Life seems uninteresting and colorless. Lucy's symptoms illustrate the ____

a. emotional symptoms of depression c. cognitive symptoms of mania b. behavioral symptoms of depression d. physiological symptoms of depression

Psychology

Verplanken, Aarts, van Knippenberg, and Moonen (1998) found that daily decisions about whether to take a bicycle, bus, train, or car to work were predicted by ______.

a. attitudes b. behavioral intentions only when participants’ habits were strong c. habit even after Theory of Planned Behavior variables were taken into account d. behavioral intentions only when participants’ habits were strong and habit even after Theory of Planned Behavior variables were taken into account

Psychology

According to Erikson, the goal of adolescence is attainment of

a. surface traits. c. osculation. b. sexual maturity. d. ego identity.

Psychology