Melissa is working with a group of adolescent girls who suffer from bulimia. The treatment includes cognitive-behavioral therapy. Judging by the research, how successful can Melissa expect the treatment to be?

a. completely successful, with rates of recovery up to 90 percent
b. modestly successful, with rates of recovery up to 75 percent
c. somewhat successful, with rates of recovery of about 50 percent
d. not very successful, with rates of recovery less than 20 percent

C

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What did Gordon Allport suggest would be an outcome of close and extensive contact between group members from minority and majority groups?

a) realization that many stereotypes are inaccurate b) channeling energy that would otherwise turn to violence c) reducing frustrations as a result of sharing in a group setting d) increasing understanding of the wants and needs of all groups

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Elliot worries that his girlfriend doesn't really love him and he smothers her with attention. According to attachment theory, Elliot probably has a(n) ___________ attachment style, because when he was an infant, his caregivers were ___________

a. avoidant; aloof and distant b. secure; responsive to his needs c. communal; smothering but very open d. anxious/ambivalent; inconsistent and overbearing

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