In a study by Fisher and Specht, personal growth was more likely in:
a. teenagers who had parents they trusted
b. elderly people who were coping successfully with their current problems by drawing on their past experience and maintaining a positive sense of their future
c. elderly people who had many physical problems, but who smoked to rid themselves of tensions
d. adolescent females who were feminine and accepting of others
b
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What will be an ideal response?
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a) naturalistic observation method. b) experimental method. c) survey method. d) psychometric approach.
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apart is about .20. For identical twins reared apart, it is (a) zero, because they do not vary at all (b) about the same as that of biological parents and their offspring reared apart (c) high, about .70 (d) perfect, that is 1.0, otherwise they would not be identical