Henry is a Caucasian male and the foreman of a criminal jury. The defendant in the trial is also a Caucasian male, and the evidence against him is quite strong. Research suggests that Henry is likely to be
a. harsher in his judgments than he would have been if the defendant were not Caucasian.
b. more lenient in his judgments than he would have been if the defendant were not Caucasian.
c. more forceful than the other jurors in making his arguments about the case.
d. less concerned with procedural aspects of the deliberations than other jurors.
a
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A. line graph B. pie chart C. bar graph D. scatterplot
Which of the following empirical statements is TRUE?
a. Optimists tend to cope better with stress than pessimists. b. Optimists are more likely to use avoidant coping strategies than pessimists. c. Optimists tend not to practice healthy behaviors because they assume most outcomes will be positive. d. Optimism is correlated with better psychological health, but is not predictive of longevity.
Many psychoanalysts have switched to brief psychodynamic therapy, which uses which of the following to reveal unconscious conflicts?
a. reciprocal inhibition b. direct questioning c. aversion therapy d. psychodrama
With all the controversy that surrounds intelligence testing,
what is the most likely explanation as to why it is still a good predictor of classroom performance? A) The original intelligence tests were focused on predicting academic achievement. B) Many teachers focus their lessons on items contained on those intelligence tests. C) Most intelligence tests focus on vision and hearing, which are both important in the classroom. D) The creators of the first intelligence test were focused on special learners, so the test was not as difficult as it should have been.