The arrival of a new baby in the family is most likely to

A. increase feelings of marital satisfaction for the parents.
B. promote feelings of resentment and dependency behaviors in existing firstborn children.
C. result in parents overcompensating by paying more attention to older siblings than the newborn.
D. enhance an older sibling's feelings of competence and self-reliance.


Answer: B

Psychology

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a. temporary visual agnosia. b. improved night vision. c. night blindness. d. tunnel vision.

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According to the grief-work perspective, in order to cope with death, a bereaved individual must

A. move toward a detachment from the deceased. B. avoid directly confronting loss. C. take some responsibility for the death of the loved one. D. avoid experiencing painful emotions.

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Factor analysis has been used to assess whether

a. intelligence is determined primarily by heredity or by experience. b. intelligence is a single trait or a collection of distinct abilities. c. intelligence scores remain stable over the life span. d. differences in intellectual ability exist between groups of individuals. e. differences between academic achievement and intellectual ability are significant.

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Synthesize the research on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and discuss the controversy regarding its use. Why is it worthwhile to consider the famous dictum known as Occam's razor in evaluating EMDR?

What will be an ideal response?

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