Which of the following statements is true of the ways in which parents socialize babies and young children by talking to them?

A) In the toddler and preschool years, girls and boys get different kinds and amounts of talk about emotion.
B) During childhood, fathers' talk is more supportive and emotion-focused than mothers' talk.
C) In the early childhood years, mothers talk more to their sons than to their daughters.
D) Overall, fathers talk more to children than mothers do.

If you conducted a research study in which you told a 4-year-old child to hide a toy so that another child could not locate it, you would find that

A) 4-year-olds are not capable of acting deceptively.
B) there would be gender differences in the results.
C) 4-year-olds are capable of understanding such a task.
D) there would be differences based on the child's nationality.

According to the theory about self-control discussed in the text, __________.

A) self-control can get tired in the short term
B) self-control cannot be increased
C) the more self-control is exerted in a day, the more self-control a person will have at the end of the day
D) practicing self-control in one area cannot improve self-control in other areas

Which of the following refers to a word, a gesture, or an action that implies an offer of sex for sale?

A) solicitation
B) pandering
C) acculturation
D) hawking

Hall (1966) found that most dreams are about ________.

A) animals
B) everyday life
C) bizarre events
D) strangers

Abel does not listen or engage with other perspectives other than his own, or try anything outside his comfort zone. Abel would BEST be described as__________ .

A) low in neuroticism
B) high in openness to experience
C) high in neuroticism
D) low in openness to experience

Benjamin Rush was one of the founders of American psychiatry. His assorted treatment practices, circa the 18th century, included __________.

A) twirling patients on special devices at speeds that rendered them unconscious
B) submerging patients in hot or cold water until they almost drowned
C) making patients retain their feces for as long as a month
D) both a and b

The majority of people who have reported drinking can be categorized as ___________ drinkers.

A) light frequent
B) light infrequent
C) heavy infrequent
D) moderate frequent
E) heavy frequent

Compare and contrast the differences between gender identity,roles,and typing.