In Whitbourne's approach, a person's unified sense of the past, present, and future is termed the

A. life-span construct.
B. life story.
C. perspective hypothesis.
D. scenario.


Answer: A

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Based on research using the social distance scale, you can correctly say that U.S. college students today ________

a. are less prejudiced than students were fifty years ago. b. see less difference between minority categories than students did fifty years ago. c. express greater prejudice toward Arabs than African Americans. d. All of these responses are correct.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following is a criticism of globalization?

A. It creates a notion of cultural domination of the developing nations by the more affluent nations. B. It gives nations access to knowledge that can improve living standards and save lives. C. It helps nations take their place in the world of commerce and brings in income. D. It helps people stay connected via the communications revolution.

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