In Western cultures, women with gray hair are often described as being "over the hill" while men with gray hair are referred to as "distinguished." The reality that women are judged more harshly than men relative to appearance is referred to as a __________.
A. double standard
B. double judgment
C. unjust assessment
D. unfair comparison
Ans: A. double standard
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A. achievement B. engagement C. positive emotions D. meaning and purpose
Which of the following is the best description of the kinesthetic sense?
A. It has to do with touch, pressure, temperature, and pain. B. It has to do with the position and orientation of body parts. C. It has to do with movement and body position. D. It has to do with your location relative to the position of the sun.
Regarding perceptual constancies, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. On the highway, alcohol intoxication impairs size and shape constancy, adding to the accident rate among drunk drivers. b. The energy patterns reaching our senses are constantly changing, even when they occur from the same object. c. Perceptual constancies are based solely on prior experience with no aspect of these constancies being innate. d. Perceptual constancies impose order on the changing and often confusing information coming from the world around us.
Anderson and Bushman (2001 ) found that the link between media violence and aggression is nearly as strong as the relationship between smoking and cancer
A) ?True. B) ?False.