Surveys indicate that approximately ______ of all adolescents commit at least one criminal offense before age 20

a. 5%
b. 25%
c. 50%
d. 75%


Answer: d

Psychology

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According to Erikson, adolescents' reliance on peers to help them define their identities and learn to form relationships is the link between the __________.

A. industry versus inferiority stage and ego-integrity versus despair stage B. identity versus identity confusion and intimacy versus isolation stages C. identity versus identity confusion and industry versus inferiority stages D. identity versus identity confusion and generativity versus stagnation stages

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The field study by Piliavin, Rodin, and Piliavin (1969) on bystander intervention showed that

a. people were more likely to help an ill victim than a drunk victim. b. people were less likely to intervene when a crowd was present. c. people were more likely to help a white victim than a black victim. d. victim characteristics were not related to helping behavior.

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