Author Eliot Aronson (2000) suggests that the Columbine massacre was not simply a product of deviant individuals. Although certainly not excusing this behavior,
he points to the role of ________ as a significant factor in the recent spate of school shootings.
a. the increase in violence on television
b. a school atmosphere of exclusion and mockery
c. the information on weaponry easily available over the internet
d. an increase in school testing and consequent frustration
Answer: B
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IQ scores among individuals without intellectual disability are ____
a. stable throughout the life span b. stable only after age 12 c. relatively stable with the exception of infancy d. not at all stable
Which of the following effects are characteristic of opiate drugs?
a. hallucinations b. pain relief c. increase in respiratory rate d. all of these
Opiate withdrawal symptoms are best characterized as __________
a. flu-like in nature b. nearly always fatal c. convulsions and seizures d. mild and unimportant