Four-year-old Paulie believes that his male cousin, Spencer, is now a girl because his hair has grown down to below his shoulders during the year since he last saw Spencer. This shows that Paulie

A) is likely to develop a homosexual orientation later in life.
B) clearly has a gender identity disorder.
C) clearly does not grasp the importance of sex-typed behavior.
D) has not developed an understanding of gender constancy.


D

Psychology

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a. behavioral model c. humanistic model b. cognitive-behavioral model d. psychodynamic model

Psychology

People high in unmitigated agency often

A. focus only on themselves. B. perform acts of altruism. C. have low scores on self-efficacy measures. D. perform random acts of kindness.

Psychology

A major problem with natural selection as an adaptive mechanism is that it is slow

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Which is not an example of a human services position?

a. Social work assistant b. Substance abuse counselor c. Assistant buyer d. Program coordinator

Psychology