Josephine is a nurse. She is also married and has two children. She feels overwhelmed by all of these commitments, and worries that she has enough time to meet each commitment effectively. Yolanda is experiencing __________.

A. role overload
B. work-family conflict
C. routine labor
D. spillover


Answer: A

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A. younger adults tended to think at higher developmental levels when confronted with emotionally charged problems, such as unethical behavior at work. B. middle-aged adults tended to think at lower developmental levels when confronted with emotionally charged problems, such as unethical behavior at work. C. high-school students tended to think at the highest developmental levels when confronted with emotionally charged problems. D. middle-aged adults tended to think at higher developmental levels when confronted with emotionally charged problems.

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Most single mothers intended to raise their children without a partner

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein published The Bell Curve in 1994, which received a lot of attention for its contention that economic and social hierarchies reflect a single dimension, that of

a. physical fitness, as measured by the President's Fitness Test. b. income and social status, as measured informally by such factors as country club membership. c. intellectual ability, as measured by number of academic degrees. d. cognitive ability as meansured by IQ tests.

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The Elephant Man is an example of a __________________ because he was defined as deviant by others due to his appearance.

a. discredited stigma b. stigmata c. discreditable stigma d. master stigma

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