An evolutionary explanation for the existence of stereotypes is ______.

A. adaptive categorization
B. minimal group paradigm
C. culture
D. kernel of truth theory


Answer: A

Psychology

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A woman sets excessively high moral and ethical standards for herself. As a result, she constantly feels ashamed and guilty for making small mistakes and minor transgressions. Freud might say that

A. her id has become too powerful. B. she has too much psychic energy fixated at the oral stage of development. C. her ego has become too powerful. D. her superego has become too powerful.

Psychology

What percentage of the population currently has an IQ above 130?

A. 2% B. 12% C. 20% D. 0.2%

Psychology

In developing nations, the mortality rate for children under age 5 has been greatly reduced due to ______

increased food production and increased childhood vaccinations increased parental income and increased level of education increased iron consumption and decreased childhood vaccinations increased parental education and increased level of income

Psychology

Janelle had studied hard for her first psychology test and expected to do well

However, she became frustrated when she got to a question worth a lot of points. She knew she knew the answer, but she couldn't quite remember the information, although the answer came to mind five minutes after she had left class. Janelle experienced a memory that was available but not accessible, which illustrates a. sensory memory decay. b. eidetic imagery. c. a flashbulb memory. d. the tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) state.

Psychology