Which of the following describes the autokinetic phenomenon?
a. Two lights flash alternatively and they are perceived as one light jumping from one spot to another.
b. One falls asleep at the wheel on the highway due to the monotony of the scenery.
c. One sees a negative afterimage after staring at a colored pattern for one minute or longer.
d. A light spot on a dark wall is perceived to be moving after one stares at it for some time.
D
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a. True b. False
Regarding gender-typing variations across ethnic groups, research has revealed that
a. minorities in general hold more traditional views about gender. b. Asian Americans and Hispanic children are similar in their gender-role expectations. c. Caucasian children are more traditional in their gender roles than children of other ethnic groups in the US. d. African-American children hold less stereotyped views of women than Caucasian children do.
Sixteen-year-old Andre was helping his parents clean the windows
Unfortunately, one of the panes of glass nearby fell out of the window opening and left a cut on Andre's nose as he caught it. Andre is upset because now he is convinced his classmates will notice it and poke fun of him at school. Which of the following concepts best underlies Andre's thinking? a) the imaginary audience b) reversibility c) naïve idealism d) the personal fable
In Western nations, there has been an especially dramatic rise in cohabitation among __________ young people
A) well-educated B) low-SES C) unemployed D) deeply religious