Darley and Gross (1983) showed participants a video of a girl taking a reading test. They then asked participants to rate the girl's academic ability. These researchers found that participants rated her academic ability higher if they thought that she:
A) was from an affluent family.
B) was from an extremely religious family.
C) had struggled to overcome her family's poverty.
D) was 10 years of age instead of 12 years of age.
A) was from an affluent family.
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According to Darwin's theory of evolution, which of the following is the key factor in evolutionary change?
a. the genetic transmission of learned behavior b. the relative success of aggressive predators c. variations in reproductive success d. the interaction of heredity and the environment
Erikson's use of psychohistorical analysis included such significant personalities and figures as:
a. Hitler and Hannibal. c. Castro and Stalin. b. Moses and Noah. d. Gandhi and Martin Luther.
Harvey has to choose between helping an associate at work finish a project that is overdue
and helping his close friend repair the storm damage suffered by his house. Which evolutionary concept would predict that he chooses to help his close friend? a. Inclusive fitness b. Personal fitness c. Reciprocal altruism d. Kin selection e. Nonfamilial altruism
Which is the MOST controversial aspect of Gardner's theory?
a) his suggestion regarding ethnic variations in intellectual range b) his suggestion that members of some racial groups are more intelligent than others c) his view that all forms of intelligence are of equal importance d) his suggestion that multi-lingual people are more intelligent