Exaggerations in gender-related differences tend to occur
What will be an ideal response?
Answer : when people think of the genders in terms of the opposite, depends on experience
exaggeration - stereotype is formed.
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a. Video recorders created records of both what the drivers were doing and the views out the front and rear windows. b. Pushing buttons on a cell phone was the least distracting activity drivers performed while driving. c. Records showed that the majority of drivers were attentive to driving during the three seconds before a near crash but inattentive during the three seconds before an actual crash. d. Male drivers were far less attentive than female drivers
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A. about the same, and the severity of symptoms does not predict the likelihood of aggression. B. much higher, and the severity of symptoms predicts the likelihood of aggression. C. much lower, but the severity of symptoms predicts the likelihood of aggression. D. much higher, but the severity of symptoms does not predict the likelihood of aggression.
Research methods that observe and record behavior and mental processes without producing ________ is called descriptive research.
A. a theory or hypothesis B. causal explanations C. valid results D. statistically significant findings