Actions that are only illegal because of a persons age are termed _______
a. Status Offenses
b. Internalizing Disorders
c. Temperamental Violations
d. Violent Offenses
Answer: a.
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a. The contributions of heredity and environment are relatively equal. b. There is little observable influence from either heredity or environment. c. The influences of environment are stronger than those of heredity. d. The influences of heredity are stronger than those of environment.
What is automatic thinking, and what are the two major types of automatic thinking that people use?
What will be an ideal response?
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a. cognitive dissonance. b. the chameleon effect. c. social facilitation. d. groupthink.
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A. the operationalization of compliance B. the specificity of the resilience measure C. the standardization of the resilience measure D. the simplicity of the resilience measure