Which of the following is likely to increase the risk of substance abuse?
a. parental expectations for abstaining from alcohol
b. parental overinvolvement
c. inconsistent parenting and poor monitoring
d. knowledge about the risks of substance abuse
c
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Your friends have a daughter who is just starting her first job in her junior year in high school. You have had three teenagers who worked and your friend is asking for advice. What is one piece of advice that most research suggests?
A. Make sure it is a better paying job. B. Do not let them have the car. C. Limit the number of hours they work each week. D. Encourage them to work longer hours on weekends.
Individuals in permanent comas or persistent vegetative states a. are considered dead both clinically and according to the whole-brain standard of death. b. are considered dead by the clinical but not the whole-brain standard of death
c. will not regain consciousness but do not meet the whole-brain standard of death. d. will regain consciousness but do not meet the whole-brain standard of death.
Operant conditioning is based on
a. the consequences of making a response. b. what happens before we respond. c. an association between two reflexes. d. an association between stimuli.
In the Stanford prison study, which of the following is true of those assigned to the role of "guard"?
a. One panicked and broke down. b. Most tried to be "tough but fair" during the initial 2 weeks but became harsh in the last 6 days. c. About a third became punitive and harsh, even when the prisoners were not resisting in any way. d. "Guards" were unable to continue because they and the "prisoners" were joking around too much.