The main point of the Milgram study was to:
A. Study the course of untreated syphilis.
B. Study the effect of punishment on language learning.
C. Understand the causes of sadistic behavior among police and corrections officers.
D. Observe the extent to which subjects would acquiesce to orders to hurt another human being.
E. Interview pilots who had bombed civilian targets during the war in Viet Nam.
D
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In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries most of the societies that form part of today's advanced industrial world underwent the so-called demographic transition. This was a process in which
a. mortality rates dropped first and birth rates fell later, leading to small family size and a low rate of population growth b. birth rates fell and then were followed by declining mortality rates c. mortality rates fell while birth rates remained high
Wendy Chapkis concluded from her interviews with prostitutes that:
a. they often mingle their work with their personal lives b. they were engaged in emotional labor c. their work was completely different from doctors d. they do not have to maintain boundaries
In terms of actual contact with relatives, men are significantly less likely to see parents and
relatives frequently. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
With regard to gender differences in attitudes toward sex, research finds that:
A) men are more likely to regret their sexual actions, while women regret their sexual inactions. B) men are more likely to prefer sexual activities within a psychologically intimate relationship. C) men with STIs are judged more harshly than women with STIs. D) men have a more accepting attitude than women do toward casual nonmarital sex.