If the policies of a governmental institution reflect the belief that heterosexuality is better or more natural than homosexuality, then this prejudice is called
a. homophobia.
b. heterosexism.
c. sexism.
d. transsexualism.
b
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Freud emphasized that the problems of many patients could be traced to:
A) effects of painful childhood experiences that could not be remembered. B) "mind bugs," or curious failures of otherwise adaptive cognitive processes. C) feelings of shame and inadequacy acquired during adolescent sexual development. D) maladaptive patterns of behaviour that could be observed during infancy.
An excitatory message causes the cell's electrical potential to become:
a. more positive b. more negative c. less negative d. less positive
In the 1800s, many middle- and upper-class families believed that the purpose of public schools was to
a. help the plight of families who could not afford a private education. b. increase the productivity of their country's economy. c. decrease the rate of crime associated with uneducated people. d. civilize the lower classes.
What did Gordon Allport suggest would be an outcome of close and extensive contact between group members from minority and majority groups?
a) realization that many stereotypes are inaccurate b) channeling energy that would otherwise turn to violence c) reducing frustrations as a result of sharing in a group setting d) increasing understanding of the wants and needs of all groups