Halpern-Fleisher and Millstein (2002) found that after the September 11 terrorist attacks, American adolescents perceived their risk of dying in an earthquake or tornado to be ______ that which adolescents had reported in the years preceding the attacks.
a. less than
b. more than
c. similar to
d. virtually identical to
Ans: B
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Chalanda is described as suffering from a moderate intellectual disability. She likely has an IQ in the range of
a. 81 to 90 b. 71 to 80 c. 50 to 70 d. 35 to 49 e. 20 to 34
Which of the following statements is true regarding prenatal sex differentiation?
A) Sex differentiation begins at around 4 to 8 weeks of gestation. B) If androgens are present, female genitalia develop regardless of the chromosomal makeup of the fetus. C) In the absence of the SRX gene, an XY fetus will develop female genitalia. D) The absence of a Y chromosome will ensure the development of male genitalia.
How will the growing understanding of gender fluidity likely change our acquisition of concepts?
A. The formal concepts of male and female will become natural concepts. B. The natural concepts of male and female will become formal concepts. C. Exemplars will replace natural concepts of gender. D. Exemplars will replace formal concepts of gender.
Group cohesiveness is best defined as
a. shared expectations in a group about how people are supposed to behave. b. qualities that bind members together and promote liking between members. c. expectations about the roles and behaviors of men and women. d. the tendency for people to do better on simple tasks and worse on complex tasks in the presence of others.