When making diagnoses and conducting therapy, psychologists should
a. take into account their clients' personal differences regarding age, race, culture, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation.
b. use an unstated standard for judging what is normal for each individual.
c. ignore cultural differences and use one psychological perspective for viewing all clients.
d. use the behavior of the middle-class American male as a standard for assessing what is "average.".
A
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a) females are considered inferior. b) results from all-male studies are generalized to everyone. c) results from all-female studies are generalized to men. d) most psychological studies have been done with females.
According to trait theorists, what is the nature of temperament in middle childhood?
A) It is still developing. B) The inborn characteristics of temperament will have disappeared. C) The effects of a child's temperament are negligible at this point. D) It is relatively stable in terms of traits.