Labeling individuals through negative stereotypes has strong implications for the self-fulfilling prophecy. Which of the following accurate statements supports this argument?
a. Stereotypes only influence how people feel about themselves.
b. People are aware of the negative images others have about them.
c. Explicit expressions of negative stereotypes are extremely common.
d. Stereotyping is limited to racial and ethnic groups.
b
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The now-classic __________ Report published about 25 years ago concluded that the structure of family life in the African American community constitutes a ‘tangle of pathology.'
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All of the following are types of evidence that support the medical model of mental illness, EXCEPT for
a) the study of identical and fraternal twins. b) the effectiveness of antipsychotic and antidepressant drugs. c) the advances in genetic theories of mental illness. d) drugs' ability to eliminate the cause of mental illness.
A researcher is interested in uncovering the social factors that may motivate suicide bombers. Because this would include a small number of cases, which research model would be most appropriate?
a. Conventional research model b. Qualitative research model c. Longitudinal research model d. Probability research model
According to the text's discussion of the debate over school choice, __________
a. Democratic candidates at all levels of government generally favor a system of vouchers that parents could "spend" in sending their children to any kind of school they wish b. Republican candidates are usually opposed to any type of school voucher plan c. critics of school vouchers fear that such a system would encourage better-off families to remove their children from the public schools d. school choice improves academic performance