Which of the following is an example of a total institution?
A. a high school
B. the New York Mets
C. a Girl Scout troop
D. a mental hospital
Answer: D
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a. famine b. tsunami c. technological innovation d. chemical fertilizers (Knowledge
General strain theory suggests that drug abuse might result from all of the following except ______.
A. the accumulation of stress over a long workday or school day B. how an individual interprets general stresses throughout life as unbearable C. the mismatch between the heights of what an individual aspires to be and the disadvantages that set them back D. the acquired sense of fun and excitement one gains from interacting with peers who use and abuse drugs
What term does the National Council on Aging use for people over the age of eighty-five?
A. Post-old B. Middle-old C. Old-old D. Oldest-old
A friend of yours was asked to evaluate the effect of an advertisement campaign designed to get people to have their blood pressure checked. After examining the records kept in the target area, your friend showed you the following graph where X indicates an observation. What will you tell your friend?
a. The ad campaign is producing the intended effect. b. The independent variable, the campaign, is affecting the dependent variable, the percent having their blood pressure checked. c. More observations are needed to determine whether the independent variable is having the intended effect. d. The ad campaign has no effect. e. The ad campaign is producing the intended effect and the independent variable, the campaign, is influencing the dependent variable, the percent having their blood pressure checked.