Bakke sued the University of California at Davis, Medical School in the early 1970s after he was denied admission
a. because he was a minority.
b. even though his test scores were higher than minority students who had been admitted.
c. because his MCAT scores were insufficient.
d. even though he was part of a special affirmative action program
b
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a. mental review. b. status examination. c. mental status examination. d. diagnosis and prognosis.
Jon has just been diagnosed with cancer. His initial response is to deny the seriousness of his condition. This type of coping mechanism
A. will enable him to develop better coping mechanisms later. B. is never psychologically helpful. C. doesn't really help him endure the initial shock any more easily. D. results in higher levels of corticosteroids (stress hormones).
Pedro is ready to go to work and has found that he has a flat tire. He does not have the correct tool to change the tire. He has a tool he uses for other jobs, which might work, but he is hesitant to try it. The problem-solving issue Pedro is having is called ______.
A. functional fixedness B. analogical transfer C. mental representation D. associationist approach
In the context of persuasion, the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request is known as ________.
A. the primacy effect B. the door-in-the-face technique C. the foot-in-the-door phenomenon D. the recency effect