Suppose that you hear about a chemistry department that did not give a promotion to a female faculty member because of her gender. Based on the discussion at the beginning of Chapter 2, this kind of bias would be called
a. discrimination.
b. prejudice.
c. stereotyping.
d. benevolent sexism.
A
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Binet's original IQ test was designed to:
a. quantify the genetic determinant of intelligence b. quantify the environmental determinants of intelligence c. predict job success in adulthood d. identify children who would do poorly in traditional schools
According to Freud, where do we place threatening wishes or desires?
a. unconscious c. conscious b. altered state of consciousness d. unconsciousness
According to Snyder, Berscheid & Glick (1985), men who are high self-monitors indicated they would rather date an unattractive woman with a very nice personality than a rude, beautiful woman
a. True b. False
Two-year-old Sven can use crayons and paper to draw pictures. According to Piaget, why is Sven drawing pictures?
A) He is presenting an outward representation of his internal thoughts. B) At this age, the drawings mean nothing; Sven is simply improving his motor skills. C) Sven is in the early stages of learning to write. D) He is presenting an outward manifestation of others' thoughts.