The Stanford University prison simulation teaches us that
a. sentencing disparity is much more pervasive than was previously believed.
b. the conditions at privately-run prisons are far superior to those at state-run prisons.
c. demographic profiles play a very important role in determining the degree to which the prisoners will use theirprison time in a constructive manner
d. even normal people can be dehumanized by institutional roles and practices.
d
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According to Hume, moral judgments ____
a. are innate b. have to be learned c. are products of reason d. cause one to pursue pleasure or avoid pain
In comparison to Piaget's view of cognitive development, Lev Vygotsky's view put more emphasis on:
a. gender differences between boys and girls b. whether children were raised in one-parent versus two-parent families c. social factors involved in learning d. egocentrism
A method of sampling participants such that all individuals in a population have an equal chance of being selected is called simple random sampling.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Chisholm, Caird, & Lockhart (2008) investigated the how the operation of an MP3 player (e.g., an iPod) impacts driving. They also investigated the effects of practice. What did they find?
a) Only difficult iPod tasks (e.g., finding a particular song) had a negative effect on driving. b) Only difficult iPod tasks (e.g., finding a particular song) had a negative effect on driving, and the effects diminished with practice. c) Both difficult and easy iPod tasks had a negative effect on driving, and the negative effects of difficult iPod tasks diminished with practice. d) Neither difficult nor easy iPod tasks had a negative effect on driving,