Blog

A very lengthy fictional narrative is called a novella.

Allusion in literature occurs when the author causes the reader to believe something that is not a reality.

A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares while a simile is a figure of speech that does not use comparative qualities.

Describe how the transition from childhood to adolescence involves changes in the socioemotional, cognitive, and physical domains.  Give specific examples of these changes. 

According to Erikson, adolescents are in the psychosocial stage of 

At puberty, the set point for androgens rose higher than the set point for estrogens in Taylor’s hypothalamus. Which of the following is the best description of Taylor’s sex?

Recently, in the United States, there have been several changes that affect adolescents: There has been an increase in adolescents who have immigrated to the U.S. and there has been an increase in technology/media use. These are all changes within_________________.

Marsha and Cliff adopted their son Tom. His biological parents were known to have drug and alcohol abuse problems. From an early age, they noticed he would get easily “hooked” on video games so they bought more games for him as gifts. When he was 15, they decided to let him try beer. It became a more frequent event until the family was drinking together on a regular basis. What type of heredity x environment correlation does this describe?

Emerging adulthood is typically defined as the period between ages______

Describe specifically how you would conduct an experiment answering the following research question: Does participation in a mindfulness program reduce self-reported stress among high school students?  Be sure to identify the key aspects of an experiment as you describe the steps you would take to conduct this study.