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Two characteristics of authoritarian parents are that they

A) expect obedience but are responsive to their children's needs.
B) submit to their children's desires but are unresponsive in times of need.
C) impose rules and expect obedience.
D) exert control by setting rules and explaining the reasons for those rules.

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Abused children exhibit ________ to angry faces. As adults, they exhibit ________ than normal startle responses.

A) insensitivity; weaker
B) hypersensitivity; weaker
C) insensitivity; stronger
D) hypersensitivity; stronger

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According to Erikson, adolescence is to identity as late adulthood is to

Three-year-olds were shown a model of a room with a miniature stuffed dog placed behind a miniature couch. By using the model to locate an actual stuffed dog behind a couch in a real room, the children demonstrated their capacity for

Dr. Joan Goodman is studying how memory changes as people get older. She is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.

Claims that adult personality traits are completely determined by childhood experiences are most clearly disputed by the _____ perspective.

Sperm cells release ________ that eat away a mature egg cell's protective coating.

ASD has differing levels of severity. Those who have normal intelligence but lack social and communication skills are said to

Cocaine use during Shanda's pregnancy damaged her developing fetus. The cocaine was a(n)

Adults are ________ likely to divorce in their early forties than in their early twenties. They are ________ likely to commit suicide in their early forties than in their early seventies.

Physical abilities such as muscular strength, reaction time, sensory keenness, and cardiac output reach their peak during

Carlos was born with cataracts in both eyes, which were removed when he was 5. However, because Carlos lacked visual experiences during early childhood, he

Children who recover from adversity, as did most of the surviving children of the Holocaust, most clearly illustrate

The heart begins to beat during the ________ period of prenatal development.

Infants with an anxious and inhibited temperament have heart rates that tend to be relatively

During which of Piaget's stages does a person develop an awareness that things continue to exist even when they are not perceived?

Mr. and Mrs. Batson can't wait to begin toilet training their year-old daughter. The Batsons most clearly need to be informed about the importance of

Psychologists David Premack and Guy Woodruff described chimpanzees' seeming ability to read intentions as indicative of

Even though Alicia was busy playing when her mother came to pick her up from her baby-sitter, she quickly ran to her mother, gesturing to be held. Alicia most clearly showed signs of

According to Erikson, engaging in productive work that contributes to the world provides adults with a sense of