Which of these best describes the Peter Principle?
a. The more a bureaucracy tries to be efficient, the more forms there are to fill out
b. Never underestimate the power of the secretary
c. Employees tend to rise to their level of incompetence
d. Work expands to fill the available time
c. Employees tend to rise to their level of incompetence
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Rosenhan contends that the propensity of psychiatrists to make what statisticians call a "type 2 error" has negative consequences for many patients because of the stigmas associated with mental illness
a. true b. false
Sometimes we _______ into a decision rather than making a conscious one
a. "opt" b. "crawl" c. "slide" d. "grow"
Which of these is NOT a criticism of labeling theory?
a. It cannot explain the repeated deviance of persons who have not been labeled deviant. b. It does not address how a person goes from primary to secondary acts of deviance. c. It does not explain why primary deviance occurs. d. It does not explain why secondary deviance occurs.
Which of the following statements about marital sexuality is true?
a. Until recently, oral sex was typically common only among the uneducated. b. Women are more likely than men to have an extramarital affair. c. Satisfaction with the quality and quantity of sexual activity is essential to a good marriage. d. The frequency of sexual intercourse is fairly stable throughout the course of most marriages.