Betty has been a saver all of her life, but recently, she became a gambler. She is considering betting all of her savings in a lottery in hopes of making enough money for an around-the-world cruise. Betty may have suffered damage to her ____.

Compared to its use in the middle of the last century, today electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is

a. used far less frequently. b. used far more frequently. c. never used because of its severe side effects. d. only used to treat schizophrenia.

Based on your knowledge of Piaget's theory, what could account for the it-can't-happen-to-me attitude typically displayed by teenagers?

a) reversibility b) the personal fable c) object permanence d) naïve idealism