Which Statement About Sexual-Minority Youth Is NOT True

question 69

Multiple Choice

Which statement about sexual-minority youth is NOT true?

• A) Poor outcomes for sexual-minority youth are likely more attributable to being victimized and harassed than to the same-sex attraction itself.
• B) Sexual-minority youth have higher reported rates of attempted suicide than do heterosexual youth.
• C) Sexual-minority youth and heterosexual youth tend to have the same level of feelings of control in their romantic relationships.
• D) Having sexual-minority friends is considered an important source of social support for sexual-minority youth.

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Definitions:

Fluid Intelligence

the ability to think abstractly, reason, identify patterns, solve problems, and discern relationships without relying on acquired knowledge.

Working Memory

The capacity of the brain to hold and manipulate information in the short term for cognitive tasks such as learning, reasoning, and comprehension.

Short-Term Memory

A part of the memory system where small amounts of information can be kept for a short period of time, typically from a few seconds to a minute.

Functional Fixedness

A cognitive bias that limits a person's ability to use an object only in the way it is traditionally used, hindering problem-solving.