Families That Are Cold and Harsh, or in Which Fathers

question 35

Multiple Choice

Families that are cold and harsh, or in which fathers are absent and mothers are depressed, have a higher incidence of which of the following in girls?

• A) accelerated verbal ability
• B) infertility
• C) accelerated growth
• D) accelerated puberty

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Definitions:

Subgoal Activation

The process by which smaller objectives are targeted in order to achieve larger, overarching goals.

Functional Fixedness

The cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used.

Stepwise Incrimination

A gradual increase in criminal behavior or severity of crimes committed, often observed in serial offenders.

Hill Climbing

A problem-solving strategy that involves continuous moves towards increasing improvement or higher value.