A modern social scientist is studying the traits involved in mate selection. If the research was being conducted in a Middle Eastern culture such as Iran, what would likely be one of the highest ranked traits?

a. Status
b. Attractiveness
c. Money
d. Chastity


Answer: d

Psychology

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One criticism of Watson was that his strict objectivity ____.?

a. ?was hard to achieve b. ?was good for the discipline c. ?needed to be discarded d. ?was second to the introspection method e. ?None of the above.

Psychology

Imagine that you are reading an article on face recognition. The article argues that people use holistic processing when they look at a face. Which of the following sentences would you be most likely to see in this article?

a. "People with prosopagnosia are especially likely to use holistic processing." b. "Brain lesions typically encourage the use of holistic processing in face recognition." c. "People perceive faces by holistic processing, in terms of a gestalt, rather than separate elements." d. "Infants tend to use holistic processing, whereas adults use gestalt processing."

Psychology

Bob works from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. every day as a clerk; Sue works in that same position except from 1:00 p.m. ?5:00 p.m. They are working an alternative work schedule called:

a. flex time b. gliding time c. job sharing d. peak?time pay

Psychology

The simplest measure of variation is the ________

a. standard deviation b. range c. mean d. significance

Psychology