Obese children's school performance tends to be at risk because __________.
A. teachers discriminate against obese children
B. of unpopularity among their peers
C. they miss school due to health problems caused by obesity
D. they cannot focus on their school work
Answer: C
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b. overperceiving Gretel's need for emotional intimacy in the friendship. c. underperceiving Gretel's intelligence. d. underperceiving Gretel's jealousy.
Several theoretical viewpoints suggest that more frequent equal-status contact between groups in conflict should reduce prejudice and stereotyping, including the theory of
a. the halo effect. b. social comparison. c. cognitive dissonance. d. bystander intervention.
One way of inferring heritability is by studying adopted children
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
In contrast to semantic models of knowledge, connectionist models propose that ______.
a. nodes act like neurons and can process information b. any concept is the result of a pattern of activation c. episodic and semantic memories are interlinked d. there is a central executive that directs all attention