Regarding social stereotypes, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Social stereotypes are always negative.
b. Social stereotypes tend to be rational and somewhat accurate.
c. When a person is stereotyped, the easiest thing for her or him to do is to become defensive and verbally slash out at the person expressing the stereotype.
d. Likable members of a rejected group are perceived as an "exception" to the social stereotype.
D
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According to Bandura, reinforcement:
a. is experienced vicariously during our observation of a model. c. needs to be given by another person to be effective. b. is vital to social learning through modeling. d. cannot be administered by oneself.
Of the following, who best demonstrates social or emotional intelligence?
a. ?Jimmy, who is 5 years old and able to resist eating one marshmallow long enough to be rewarded with two b. ?Blair, who is a high school freshman and scores in the top 10% on the Stanford?Binet Intelligence Scales c. ?Marion, whose strengths lie in the practical intelligence category of Robert Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence d. ?Panka, who is particularly gifted in the musical and naturalistic abilities on Gardner’s list of multiple intelligences
According to the evolutionary psychology perspective, the process of social exclusion leads to anxiety because
A. people fear that others will punish them. B. experiencing anxiety serves an important survival function. C. each of us is reminded of a traumatic experience in childhood. D. all of the above
At birth, the percentage of total body length accounted for by head and legs respectively is
A. 15 and 25 B. 25 and 45 C. 25 and 15 D. 45 and 25