A problem-solving strategy that tends to be very fast and require little effort, but that does not guarantee a successful solution to a problem, is a(n) ____
a. mnemonic
b. means-end analysis
c. algorithm
d. heuristic
d
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While the secular trend toward earlier first menstruation has stopped in most industrialized nations, in the United States
A) the trend has slightly reversed due to improved nutrition. B) soaring rates of overweight and obesity are responsible for a modest, continuing trend. C) improved health care is responsible for a modest, continuing trend. D) the trend has slightly reversed due to improved health care.
What is a new explanation as to why teenagers and young adults may engage in risky and dangerous behavior?
a. Such behavior is due to the tremendous pressure applied by peers. b. Such behavior is actually hereditary. c. Such behavior may be due to unbalanced levels of hormones in the body. d. Such behavior may be due to the incomplete development of the prefrontal cortex.
Social norms oppose premarital sex for women in all of these areas EXCEPT
a) Sub-Saharan Africa. b) Mexico. c) North Africa. d) Middle East.
Who added a new social unit, called the socius?
a. James Mark Baldwin b. George Herbert Mead c. Charles Horton Cooley d. William James