Members of groups that are plagued by negative stereotypes tend to perform better academically when intelligence is described to them as
a. malleable and adaptable to environmental circumstances.
b. an illusory concept with no clear definition.
c. too complex to measure through academic tests.
d. a fixed trait that is genetically determined.
a
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The majority of adolescents:
A. experience reversals in self-esteem B. have chronically low self-esteem C. show dramatic gains in self-esteem D. maintain a strong sense of self-esteem
A major obstacle to the implementation of an apprenticeship program that even Germany has not overcome is
A) ensuring cooperation between schools and businesses in order to provide students with a satisfactory experience. B) overcoming the reluctance of employers to assume responsibility for vocational training. C) the tendency to assign males and females to traditional, gender-typed placements. D) preventing low-SES youths from being concentrated in the lowest-skilled apprenticeship placements.
How would you utilize the principles of reciprocity, social validation, liking, and commitment/consistency to sell a used car? How would you use these same principles to defend yourself against a salesperson using these principles?
What will be an ideal response?
Damage to the hippocampus:
A. leads to a lower-than-normal conditioned skin conductance response B. reduces the ability to recall details of a learning situation C. reduces the ability to learn a CS-US association D. eliminates the ability to make a conditioned response