In Schlegel and Barry's (1991) cross-cultural study of 186 cultures on adolescent issues,
the results indicated that
a. passage into adolescence iseasier for girls than for boys.
b. boys are more competitive than girls; this sex difference appears to be innate.
c. adolescent social behavior cannot bepredicted from behavior in earlier childhood.
d. none of the above
a
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Critics argue that if one of Freud's patients said "I love my father," Freud would take this as evidence of a reaction formation, yet if the same patient said "I hate my father," he would see this as a breakthrough and confirmation of his hypothesis. Critics use this example to try to make which point?
A. Freud relied too heavily on case study data. B. Most of the information we have about Freud's case studies was subject to Freud's interpretation. C. Freud's patients may not be representative of the average person. D. Many of the hypotheses generated from Freud's theory are not testable.
Although being happy depends a great deal on one's overall life satisfaction. Diener and associates also believe that which of the following is very important?
a. one's age and health status. b. status and overall accomplishments as judged by one's peers. c. one's day-to-day emotional experiences. d. one's overall relationship with family and friends.
Which of the following refers to a specific alteration to the baseline condition designed to change the response rate that was initially observed?
a. intervention c. contingency b. modification d. displacement
Craik and Lockhart's model of memory states that how long a memory will be remembered depends on _____________
a) the type of memory it is stored in. b) the place in the brain where the memory is stored. c) the amount of extinction that the memory has suffered. d) the depth of processing associated with learning the materials.