The more cotton prices declined in the South from 1882-1930, the more lynchings of Blacks occurred. This observation supports the theory that prejudice and discrimination are caused by ______
a. stereotyping
b. genetic predisposition
c. interpersonal conflict
d. frustration-aggression
D
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Which of the following has been found to be true for people who have lost their jobs?
a. They showed significant increases in neuroticism. b. They showed significant decreases in introversion. c. Their levels of neuroticism, conscientiousness, and extraversion remained unchanged. d. Their levels of conscientiousness were similar to those of people who maladapted to such situations.
Ricky is taking a multiple choice test in which the distractors for every item are very dissimilar to the correct answers for these items. Ricky will most likely experience
a. a lack of recognition. b. false positives. c. the serial position effect. d. retroactive redintegration.
Regarding paranoid psychosis, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Persons with paranoid psychosis are rarely treated because they often do not believe that they need help. b. Persons with paranoid psychosis frequently lead lonely, isolated, and humorless lives dominated by constant suspicion and hostility. c. The delusions of persons with paranoid psychosis are usually more bizarre and unrealistic than those delusions experienced by persons with paranoid schizophrenia. d. Although they are not necessarily dangerous, people with paranoid psychosis could be moved to violence by their irrational fears to defend themselves.
Which of the following parenting styles is associated with the most favorable outcomes for children?
A) uninvolved B) permissive C) authoritarian D) authoritative