Developmental psychologists have attempted to identify the effects of many specific childrearing practices on children's personality traits. The problem with this line of research, which was discussed in the textbook, is that:
a. parents who use physical punishment won't be honest with the researchers.
b. psychologists cannot agree on whether to use cross-sectional or longitudinal approaches.
c. it is difficult to recruit parents to serve as participants in this research.
d. parents are inconsistent from day to day and over the years.
D
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Efforts to understand the relationship between depression and eating disorders have focused on which of the following depressive symptoms?
a. psychomotor retardation b. sleep disturbances c. low self-esteem d. generalized anxiety
Regarding acute stress and post-traumatic stress disorder, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Blunted emotions and avoiding reminders of the event are some of the symptoms of acute stress and post- traumatic stress disorders. b. Acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder differ only in the duration of symptoms. c. Post-traumatic stress disorder rarely lasts longer than six months. d. About 3.5 percent of American adults suffer from post-traumatic stress in any given year.