Your 5-year-old daughter has really not eaten very much during the past couple of days. You are a bit worried, but after thinking about your developmental course, you remember that 5-year-old children ____
a. rarely eat until their 6th birthday
b. sometimes do not really eat very much. She will probably be eating quite a bit tomorrow
c. experience serious changes in their taste buds during this time and might avoid eating
d. are likely sneaking in snacks between meals. You will need to watch her carefully
B. Appetites vary a lot from day to day in early childhood, so there is no need to worry.
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A patient in a cardiac rehabilitation program will most likely:
a. focus only on changes in eating because those are the easiest behaviors to modify. b. learn to reduce salt intake and change other aspects of their lifestyle to make them more healthy. c. learn to avoid the use of aspirin. d. Be advised to decrease their physical activity to reduce the chances of a future heart attack.
Gladys always dresses modestly because she feels that this is what society considers acceptable for older women. What is Gladys following?
A. descriptive norms B. informational social influence C. private conformity D. injunctive norms
The various views of researchers in personality stem from the fact that:
A. researchers study different domains of knowledge. B. one of the views is probably more accurate than others. C. most views about personality psychology are incorrect. D. personality psychologists ignore others' theories.
You have been asked to address a group of high school teachers who are concerned about gender-role socialization in high school. They understand that there is increased pressure on adolescents to act in certain ways. They also want you to address any other issues on this topic that you believe are relevant, so they will be able to come up with a program to help their students move as smoothly as possible through adolescence.
What will be an ideal response?