What is the profile for the typical berserker?
What will be an ideal response?
• male
• in his 40s
• self-esteem is tied to his job
• is fascinated, and has easy access to, guns
• is usually described as a loner
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Which of the following is the best example of the "hostile environment" form of sexual harassment?
a. A male professor tells a female student that he will consider raising her grade if she will spend the evening with him. b. A male supervisor tells a female clerk that he will give her a promotion if they can discuss the topic "at dinner and then afterwards…" c. A male graduate student tells a male undergraduate student, "I can give you a few more hints about Friday's exam if you'd like to come over to my apartment, where we don't have to worry about other people bothering us.". d. A male professor in a medical school is presenting a lecture on dermatology, and he shows a slide of a nude woman. He remarks, "Now this is an example of some really excellent skin!"
Briefly discuss the concept of "critical periods of vulnerability.". What does this tell us about prenatal development?
What will be an ideal response?
Which contemporary view of behavior is considered reductionistic and mechanistic and seeks to explain behavior through the process of natural selection?
a. behavioristic b. humanistic c. psychodynamic d. evolutionary
You are the leader of a labor union on strike against management. The conflict has escalated, and there is anger and mistrust on both sides of the conflict. Management is about to declare bankruptcy and union strike benefits are running low
You want to resolve the conflict as quickly as possible and reach an agreement that both sides will accept as binding. What should you do? a. Hire a mediator. b. Use a tit-for-tat strategy. c. Accept a process loss. d. Push for a quid pro quo solution.