According to the text, which of the following social conditions has had the most dramatic effect on fathers' roles?
a. the downturn of the U.S. economy
b. the passage of the Civil Rights Act
c. the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act
d. the increase in women's participation in the labor force
d
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While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Vince notices that it contains certain questions that are asked several times in different ways. He asks his daughter, who is a graduate student in psychology, why that is
What is his daughter likely to say? a) Truly psychotic individuals expect to find "strange" items on tests. b) Those items contain hidden content that is not apparent to normal people. c) Some items are used to determine if test takers are trying to "fake" the test by not reading. d) The MMPI contains a number of experimental items that are used in developing future versions of the test.
The text describes a Nurse-Family Partnership program that aims to improve outcomes for newborns. Which of the following statements is the best description for what this program involves?
a. Food supplements are delivered by nurses to low-income mothers beginning at the 3rd month and continuing on for 3 years after birth. b. Nurses provide counseling to at-risk mothers beginning in the prenatal period and continuing on for 2 years after birth. c. Nurses in the labor and delivery room with low-income mothers continue to visit them in their homes for 6 to 12 months to give advice on childrearing. d. Students in nursing school are paired with pregnant women so that they learn more about the psychological and social aspects of pregnancy and parenting.