Samantha is working with her therapist on a coping strategy to prepare her for an upcoming surgery that she is anxious about. Over the course of several months, they discuss what Samantha should expect to experience from the time she arrives at the hospital until she is discharged. What type of technique is Samantha MOST likely experiencing?

Which of the following statements best describes the long-term effects of large-scale early intervention programs such as Project Head Start?

a. Gains in IQ and academic achievement carry through middle school, high school, and college. b. Gains in IQ and academic achievement carry through elementary school but steeply decline as a child enters middle school. c. Gains in IQ and academic achievement are short-lived and generally fade within 2 to 3 years after entering school. d. There have been no studies conducted on the long-term effects of early intervention programs such as Project Head Start.

Which of the following statements about gender as a factor in occupational choice is true?

A. Gender-typing in occupational choice has diminished to such an extent that gender is no longer a significant influence. B. Fewer boys than girls take physics and computer science. C. Although gender-typing in occupational choice has declined considerably, some counselors still steer boys and girls to gender-typed careers. D. Recent studies have found increasingly significant gender differences in mathematical and verbal abilities.