Which of the following provides evidence that people often make negative judgments about those who speak a dialect other than their own?
A) Dialect speakers are rated as higher in competence, intelligence, and education.
B) Speaking a dialect in work settings may bring reprimands or punishments.
C) Dialect speakers are more likely to receive a raise or promotion.
D) Children of dialect speakers prefer to use the same dialect used by their friends.
B) Speaking a dialect in work settings may bring reprimands or punishments.
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Grocery stores in the Toronto area attempted to get shoppers to reuse their plastic shopping bags either by providing a 5-cent credit for doing so or by imposing a 5-cent tax for not reusing their bags. Which statement about the results of this policy is TRUE?
A) The credit but not the tax significantly increased bag reuse. B) The tax but not the credit significantly increased bag reuse. C) Both manipulations equally increased bag reuse. D) Both manipulations significantly increased bag reuse, but the tax was more effective.
The law that states that the increase in intensity of stimulus needed to produce a just noticeable difference grows in proportion to the intensity of the initial stimulus was stated by:
a. Sigmund Freud b. B.F. Skinner c. Carl Jung d. E.H. Weber
The "fight-or-flight" response was first described and labeled by ________
a. Walter Cannon b. Hans Selye c. Arnold Lazarus d. Holmes and Rahe
Sequential research designs combine the best features of which two types of research?
A. correlational and experimental B. observation and self-reporting C. observation and experimental D. cross-sectional and longitudinal