Which factor is associated with children being less likely to hold racial and ethnic biases?
A. believing that personality traits are fixed rather than changeable
B. having overly high self-esteem
C. basing judgments of people on their motives and circumstances
D. learning from adults to highlight group distinctions
Answer: C
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Which of the following is a true statement about antipsychotic medications?
A. Large numbers of clinical trials have failed to demonstrate the efficacy and effectiveness of these drugs. B. Some clinical change can be seen within the first 24 hours, but it drops off rapidly thereafter. C. These medications can take two to four weeks to have any effect on the patient. D. The earlier patients receive these medications, the better they tend to do over the long term.
One weakness of tenacity as a way of knowing is that:
a. the syllogisms it produces may be illogical. b. it requires one to experience the world. c. sensory experiences may be misleading. d. it has no way of correcting erroneous ideas.
The evil scientist, Simon B. Sinister has captured our hero, Wonderdog. Simon attaches electrodes to the receptors in Wonderdog's cochlea. When Simon electrically stimulates the receptors, what will be the effect on Wonderdog?
A. Wonderdog will experience no pain. B. Wonderdog will lose consciousness. C. The bones of Wonderdog's middle ear will fuse together. D. The stimulation will cause Wonderdog to hear a noise.
Which of the following provides evidence for the role of environment in contributing to people being overweight?
a. Some children inherit a tendency to turn extra calories into fat. b. Identical twins have similar body weights regardless of if they were reared together or separately. c. Watching TV affects children's weight. d. all of these