According to studies by Leroy Gould, robbery rates tend to increase during times of
a) economic abundance.
b) economic depression.
c) absolute deprivation.
d) cutbacks in police and government services.
a) economic abundance.
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breathing, they often make their symptoms worse by concentrating on them and/or worrying about them. Consequently, many doctors include relaxation exercises as part of a treatment program to prevent patients from making their asthmatic reactions worse. This example of how our awareness of physiological changes can influence or even cause subsequent emotions is most supportive of which of the following theories of emotion? a) Plutchik b) Cannon-Bard c) James-Lange d) Yerkes-Dodson
Computingtheaveragelongevityofpeoplecurrently50-years-old
A. includesallpeopleborninthatparticularyear50-years-ago. B. resultsinthesameestimateoflongevityasthatcalculatedfrombirth. C. doesnotincludeanyonewhowasborninthesameyearbutdiedbeforeage50. D. isnotmathematicallypossible.
Segregation of neighborhoods also leads to __________.
A) segregation in schools B) redlining practices C) increased federal monies for high-poverty schools D) fewer gated communities
Research provides mixed results regarding the effects of birth order on children.
a. true b. false