According to the APA's publication style, in describing participants, gender refers to ____ whereas sex refers to ____
a. imprecise category; precise category
b. participants; preference
c. a biological distinction; a social group
d. a social group; a biological distinction
D
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Which of the following criteria is considered when determining whether a behavior is normal or abnormal?
a. Ability to learn from mistakes b. Poor academic performance c. Experience of personal distress d. Traditions for a culture
According to Erikson, the principal developmental task of adolescence is the establishment of
a. a more or less stable sense of personal identity b. a sense of confidence or basic trust c. a sense of intimacy versus isolation d. an orientation towards generativity e. a more or less reliable sense of ego integrity
Based on the results of Milgram's studies where a "teacher" gave fake electric shocks to a "learner," we can conclude that the tendency to obey authority __________
a) was very strong in 1963 but not nearly as strong in today's modern world. b) is stronger if the authority figure is a male than it is if the figure is a female. c) is strong, but can be weakened if more than one individual resists. d) is stronger for females than it is for males.
When a person uses information he/she has been taught (e.g., choose formulas and problem-solving strategies) to solve problems in a rational way, Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence would suggest that person was demonstrating
a) contextual intelligence. b) experiential intelligence. c) practical intelligence. d) componential intelligence.