Marvin tries to describe a sailboat as an average of all sailboats in terms of length, width, height of mast, materials, color, etc. This is called a(n) ____.

How did the developers of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale measure the amount of stress caused by each of the items on the scale?

a. Each item was evaluated by a group of experts on stress and behavioral medicine. b. They assigned the items life change units based on the judgments of a large group of normal adults. c. Scores were given to each item based on how much family members thought each event contributed to the death of a loved one. d. The items were weighted according to estimates from epidemiological research on how much each contributes to mortality.

When an adolescent shows they are considerate of another peer in the classroom they are exhibiting:

A. Prosocial behaviors B. Theory of the mind C. Altruism D. Egocentrism