Which of the following is an example of an instrumental function?

A. solving family conflicts
B. rocking a crying infant
C. teaching children how to get along
D. making major financial decisions


Answer: D

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A) unimodal, symmetrical B) bimodal, symmetrical C) unimodal, skewed D) rectangular, symmetrical

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One of the assumptions for the t test for independent means is that:

A) the sample means are not significantly different B) the mean of the distribution of differences between means is 1 C) the variance of each of the two parent populations is the same D) the means of each of the two parent populations vary by no more than 1 SD

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Today, most Americans publically approve of __________.

A) racially segregated public schools B) intermarriage between whites and non-whites C) discriminatory hiring practices D) racially segregated neighborhoods

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In the United States, the ____________ kept many middle- and upper-class women out of the workforce during the Industrial Revolution and the rise of capitalism

a. "matriarchal theory" b. "cult of domesticity " c. "winner-take-all principle" d. "intergender warfare"

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