There are substantial differences in the relationships dynamics of gay and lesbian couples, compared to heterosexual couples.

James Marcia defined a crisis as a time when

A) adolescents are consciously choosing between various alternatives in regard to identity. B) adolescents' identities are at risk. C) adolescents' identities are characterized by latency. D) adolescents are becoming confused about their roles.

In the store model of the information-processing system, we use mental strategies to

A) direct the flow by coordinating information coming from the environment with information already in the system. B) refer to networks of concepts and relations that permit us to think about a wide range of situations in more advanced ways. C) prevent internal and external distracting stimuli from capturing our attention and cluttering working memory with irrelevant information. D) operate on and transform information, increasing the chances that we will retain it, use it efficiently, and think flexibly.