Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister, used a technique called "The Big Lie." He knew that people begin to believe that a statement is true simply because it has been repeated a number of times. The formal name for this technique is:

The preoperational stage lasts from

a. birth to 2 years. c. 7 years to 11 years. b. 2 years to 7 years. d. 11 years to adulthood.

When linking parenting or marital behavior to child outcomes, it is often difficult to identify a

meaningful outcome or dependent variable. What variable would be important to assess at just about any time point across childhood and adolescence? A) autonomy B) sexuality C) behavior problems D) identity