The idea that African-American and European-American youths behave in the same ways but receive different responses from the juvenile justice system is called the ____ hypothesis

a. differential offending
b. differential treatment
c. prejudicial treatment
d. differential discrimination


b

Psychology

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Because of the unchanging nature of some risk factors such as gender or family history of a disorder, they are referred to as

a. at risk. b. epidemiology. c. preceding factors. d. fixed.

Psychology

At five weeks after conception, a developing human is most accurately called a(n) a. embryo. b. zygote

c. fetus. d. neonate.

Psychology

A police officer expecting criminal behavior shoots a person who is reaching for his wallet because he perceives the suspect as reaching for a gun. This is a dangerous example of the

a. anthropomorphic error. b. placebo effect. c. observer bias. d. observer effect.

Psychology

According to which approach do anxiety disorders represent a raging conflict among the subparts of the personality, which forces the person to use rigid defense mechanisms and misguided, inflexible behavior to prevent a loss of control?

a. humanistic-existential b. behavioral c. cognitive d. psychodynamic

Psychology