Watching violence in the media and behaving aggressively are positively correlated. What does this mean?
a. Watching violent shows makes children more aggressive.
b. Aggressive children are more likely to watch violent shows.
c. Growing up in a violent environment makes children aggressive and more likely to watch violent shows.
d. all of the above
Answer: D
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a. ?two words to describe the same thing b. ?two different ways of increasing a behavior c. ?different in that positive reinforcement involves taking something away and negative punishment involves adding something d. ?different in that positive reinforcement increases a behavior and negative punishment decreases a behavior
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Powell (1978) concluded that affirmative actions programs
A. could not give decisive weight to group membership in admission procedures. B. could use percentages and quotas in admission procedures. C. must give preference for race, irregardless of other factors. D. are inherently unconstitutional.
Under what conditions might a race-based school bussing program, where children of one race are bussed to a school that is predominantly of another race, work to reduce racial prejudice?
A. When the school encourages group work that requires cooperation with all group members to be successful. B. When the school deemphasizes structured group work or competition in favor of unstructured time where students can make friends on their own terms. C. Bussing programs have invariably increased rather than decreased racial prejudice. D. When teachers actively encourage the idea that the minority group is particularly valuable and skilled, relative to the majority group.
The way men's bodies are portrayed in the media suggests that men should have a lean and muscular body. This is creating:
a) Increased emphasis on health and wellness for men b) Similar rates of eating disorders for men and women c) Similar types of pressure and body dissatisfaction for men as for women d) Metrosexual men