In Phillip Goldberg's study, participants judged the articles written by male authors to be of higher quality than those written by female authors. This finding implies that
a. gender-role stereotypes are harmless.
b. gender-role stereotypes can create a self-fulfilling prophecy that promotes sex differences in career choice.
c. gender-role stereotypes are accurate.
d. gender-role stereotypes influence writing ability.
B
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Which of the following is a criticism of social cognitive theory?
A. It describes an interaction among only cognitive-personal factors, behaviors, and the environment. B. It is experimentally based. C. It pays little attention to genetic factors. D. Many of the concepts have been manipulated, controlled, and tested.
The FDA now requires a printed warning on several selective reuptake inhibitors because they increase the risk of
A. suicide in children and adolescents. B. liver disorder in elderly patients. C. psychotic episodes. D. seizures.
Children who focus on learning goals are using the ________ orientation, whereas children who focus on performance goals are using the ________ orientation
A) helpless; controlling B) helpless; mastery C) mastery; helpless D) mastery; controlling
People whose biological parents abused alcohol are more likely to abuse alcohol, even if they are adopted and raised by people who do not abuse alcohol
a. True b. False