Over the past 10 years, a judge has sent hundreds of defendants to be evaluated for competency to stand trial. Based on past results, approximately what percentage would be found incompetent to stand trial?
a) 10 percent
b) 20 percent
c) 40 percent
d) 55 percent
B
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Suppose that you are participating in a study about word associations conducted by a team of researchers. You know that the study has something to do with ideas about gender, but the researchers never actually ask you to rate men and women. This study is probably testing
a. hostile sexism. b. benevolent sexism. c. explicit gender stereotypes. d. implicit gender stereotypes.
Psychology is composed of many specialties. Choose three psychological specialties and summarize them: What aspect of psychology does each one deal with; how does each one approach its subject matter?
What will be an ideal response?
Children of ___________ parents tend to be withdrawn, showing little sociability. They are not very friendly and their parents are not very responsive to their needs
a. authoritative c. permissive b. authoritarian d. uninvolved
Skinner rejected ___________ or the notion that acts could be purposive, i.e., aimed at future possibilities.
a. phenomenalism b. intentionality c. volition d. teleology