Byron is a White male who has been charged with the robbery of a bank; Oliver is a Black male who has been charged with the robbery of a bank. In both cases, the crimes were not very successful as each only managed to get away with a few hundred dollars in marked bills (the marked bills led to their capture). Given these two scenarios, Oliver is likely to get the longer sentence
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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According to Freud, the portion of the personality that is governed by inborn instinctual drives is:
a. the superego b. the ego c. the Oedipus d. the id
When looking in the yellow pages of the phone book, psychologists are usually found under the heading "Psychologists," or
a. "Mental Health Associations.". b. "Counseling Services.". c. "Mental Health Professionals.". d. "Physicians.".
How does a confounding variable cause problems in a study?
What will be an ideal response?
Whereas the behavioral approach focuses on ________, the cognitive model targets _______ in explaining behavior
A) external events; mental processes B) mental processes; external events C) thought distortions; punishment D) punishment; thought distortions