Which of the following statements regarding the caste system in India is true?

a. The Brahmin castes produced most of the menial laborers.
b. There were only two castes in India, the Brahmins and the Dalits.
c. The status of untouchable was formally abolished in the 1950 constitution.
d. There has never been an affirmative action policy for lower castes in India.


c

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The modern gender gap shows that on matters related to gender as a function of socioeconomic change, men grow even more liberal than women

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Name three different common types of distortion when interpreting the meaning of events in context

What will be an ideal response?

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Match the study example with the ethical principle it might violate.

a. Informed consent b. Voluntary participation c. Beneficence = A study about racism used deception to find out subjects' attitudes. After they were debriefed, the subjects were upset because they would not have participated had they known the true purpose of the study. = A professor required her students to be part of a psychology study or they would fail the class. = A researcher wanted to know if babies can swim instinctively. The study would involve parents and lifeguards standing in a pool with the babies to make sure no harm would come to them. But the IRB decided the risks were not worth the benefits.

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