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Title: Males out-perform females on tests of mental rotation Post by: Jaylen on Mar 17, 2018 Males out-perform females on tests of mental rotation
a. only until about 10 years of age. b. only during adolescence. c. only during adulthood. d. throughout the lifespan. Question 2 Outline factors involved in adolescent substance abuse. What will be an ideal response? Question 3 The best summary concerning differences in verbal abilities is that a. males appear to have a large advantage. b. males appear to have a small advantage. c. females appear to have a small advantage. d. females appear to have a large advantage. Question 4 If Kirsten believes in the saying, Boys and girls are more alike than different, she is clearly a fan of a. psychodynamic theory. b. a double standard. c. the gender similarity hypothesis. d. gender segregation. Question 5 The gender similarity hypothesis proposes that males and females are similar on a. all psychological variables. b. most psychological variables. c. most physical variables. d. all physical variables. Question 6 With regard to gender stereotypes in the 1990s vs. today, a. more males now view themselves as having no communality traits. b. more women now view themselves as having more agentic traits. c. more boys who reject communality traits are developing homosexual or bisexual orientations. d. more girls who reject agentic traits are experiencing teen pregnancy. Title: Males out-perform females on tests of mental rotation Post by: marcusb213 on Mar 17, 2018 d Biological: the teenage brain may be more vulnerable to alcohol abuse due to changes in the reward network. Teens are also more interested in trying new things and experiencing new sensations, such as from alcohol and drugs. Developmental cascade: substance abuse is most likely when multiple risk factors are present. Coercive or lax parenting may lead to higher aggressive behavior levels, which may lead to rejection by mainstream peers, which may lead to gravitating to a deviant group of peers, which in turn may lead to greater consumption of alcohol, cigarettes and drugs. Teens who are less closely monitored by their parents are more likely to abuse substances. c c b b |