Research suggests that important processes allow American blacks to maintain high self-esteem relative to whites. Which of the following has NOT been shown to help American blacks maintain self-esteem?
a. The types of social comparisons that are made
b. The criteria that are used to define success and failure
c. (Race-related) attributions that are made for events
d. The tendency to experience stereotype threat
D
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b. More than 3 percent of the adult population of the United States has attended an AA meeting. c. AA advocates believe that former alcoholics can become social drinkers. d. Accurate data has not been gathered as to the overall success of AA because participation is anonymous.
The phenomenon of __________ suggests that we should be more likely to develop aversions to novel foods than to familiar ones
a. overshadowing b. blocking c. latent inhibition d. counterconditioning
Babies everywhere start babbling at about the same age, but for babbling to develop further,
A) babies must be able to produce intonation patterns. B) the speech must be in the babies' native language. C) it needs to be paired with rudimentary sign language. D) babies must be able to hear human speech.
Which constellation of personality traits would an individual with an eating disorder have who is overcontrolled/constrictive?
A. high extraversion, high agreeableness, high neuroticism B. low agreeableness, low conscientiousness, high openness to experience C. high neuroticism, high conscientiousness, low openness to experience D. low openness to experience, high agreeableness, low conscientiousness