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The number of for-profit colleges has _____ between 1980 and now.

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Dr.Jones is studying the frequency of cross-sex friendships and has found that cross-sex friendships are:

A) common.
B) rare.
C) absent.
D) atypical.

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As more is understood about brain development after adolescence,it seems that the characteristics of postformal thought are evident as the brain-the _____ in particular- matures.

According to current research,college students are more concerned with getting a well-rounded education than with being able to find a well-paying job upon graduation.

The chance of leaving college without a degree becomes greater when all the following occur EXCEPT:

Personality traits present at age 18 _____ by age 25.

Thinking in adulthood differs from earlier thinking in three major ways: it is more _____,more flexible,and more dialectical.

Largely due to the sexual activities of young adults,_____ has become a worldwide epidemic.

Due to a job loss and divorce,25-year-old John has been under an enormous amount of stress,yet he still feels good physically.The fact that John's body can continue to function well under this stress is likely due to:

A person's personality can change after adolescence.

When compared with earlier cognition,thinking in adulthood is all the following EXCEPT more:

Organ reserve power decreases each _____,but it usually does not matter,because people rarely need to draw on it.

The capacity of organs to allow the body to cope with stress via extra,unused functioning ability is called _____.

Adam was raised in a home where men did not help with housework or cooking,because those chores were deemed "women's work." At age 20,he does not agree with that view but hides his negative reaction to it when visiting his parents' home.Adam is demonstrating _____ flexibility.

Faster heartbeats and heavier breathing,which accompany exercise,are:

If it gets chilly,homeostasis causes pores to constrict and bodies to shiver.

Emerging adult Erum is a heavy social media user.This may _____ face-to-face friendships.

Jwa,age 23,believes that same-sex marriage should be legal.Given what is known about emerging adults and their parents,it is likely that Jwa and his parents _____ about that issue.

The concept of _____ is thinking in terms of right or wrong,success or failure.

According to findings from the CARDIA study,participants who were least fit at the first assessment were _____ times more likely to have diabetes and high blood pressure in middle age.