Your text explains the underlying reasons why women tend to use a "tend-and-befriend" approach while males tend to be more prone to use a "fight-or-flight" response to stress. What type of explanation do they provide for this gender difference?

a. cognitive dissonance
b. cultural
c. evolutionary
d. attribution theory


Answer: C

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a. These types of interventions can be very motivational for change--do it! b. Family involvement in treatment generally just extends codependence issues--avoid this type of intervention. c. This type of strategy may make Jacqueline feel like a scapegoat rather than have the desired effect. d. This type of intervention can work well, but the family needs to follow through on the intervention plans.

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You attend a parenting lecture in which the speaker argues that parents need to accept children as they are regardless of their behavior at the moment. Which notion of Carl Rogers is the speaker advocating?

a. conditions of worth c. unconditional positive regard b. frames of reference d. self

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Bronfenbrenner's contexts of development includes __________, which encompasses all aspects of the larger culture

a) the microsystem b) the exosystem c) the mesosystem d) the macrosystem

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Which of the following is the best example of hill climbing?

a. playing roulette at a casino without keeping track of your winnings or your losses b. working out a solution to a puzzle game c. constructing a model airplane d. spending $100 impulsively while shopping

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