Lindsay and her sister were born into a socially disadvantaged family. Lindsay was adopted into a more privileged home. Lindsay's IQ score is likely to be:
a. higher then her sister's score
b. the same as her sister's score
c. lower then her sister's score
d. one standard deviation lower than her sister's score
a
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Suppose that University of Z is a large public university in the Midwest. Based on what you know about social rejection, which of the following University of Z students would probably be most likely to experience rejection by their peers?
a. Rachel, who is extremely irritable and gets into several fistfights every year b. Antoine, who is a Satan-worshipper, and dresses up in a loud black panther suit every day c. Stan, who is lacking in intelligence and failing out of all his classes d. Kendra, who is boring and conformist, and seemingly has no personality of her own
Community psychology programs that attempt to strengthen personal capabilities for going through life transitions such as divorce or becoming a parent are focused at which level of analysis below?
a. locality b. microsystem c. organization d. individual
Dr. Baxter conducts an experiment investigating the effectiveness of a new antacid on reducing stomach pain. He recruits 100 chronic sufferers of acid indigestion, and places them in four groups, each receiving a different amount of medication
The first group receives a sham pill because it contains none of the new antacid whatsoever. He is very surprised, however, when he finds that group one reports a statistically significant reduction in stomach pain after taking their pill. Which of the following best explains why the participants in group one showed a response to the pill, even when it had no active ingredient? a. The subject-expectancy effect b. Demand characteristics c. The placebo effect d. The observer-expectancy effect
Who has most likely just developed stranger wariness?
A. Betsy, who just learned to roll over B. Leon, who just learned to crawl C. Calvin, who just learned to walk D. Lisa, who just started school