Derogatory speech—racial, ethnic, sexual, or religious slurs—that is usually aimed at a group is called __________

a. hate speech
b. stereotyping
c. fighting words
d. prejudicial terminology


ANS: A

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Ideology does all but which of the following?

A) intensifies conflicts between states more than it causes them. B) helps to mobilize national populations to support a state in its international dealings. C) tends to decline in importance after a revolution, replaced by national interests. D) has a weaker hold on core values and absolute truth than religions do. E) causes conflict more frequently than any other factor.

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A synonym for bivariate correlations is

a. test of association. b. path analysis. c. zero order correlation. d. scatter diagram.

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What kind of validity is threatened when we cannot generalize results of a study?

A) external validity B) internal validity C) construct validity D) statistical validity

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By the time of its defeat in 1949, the KMT was forced to flee Mainland China for what island?

a. Hong Kong b. Oahu c. Macau d. Taiwan e. Okinawa

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