Stereotypes are beneficial to the extent that they
a. are selectively applied.
b. simplify a complex social world.
c. are reserved for ambiguous situations.
d. minimize differences within a group of people.
Answer: B
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a. more accurate than inexperienced professional practitioners. b. about as accurate as trained. c. more accurate than trained professional practitioners only when they don't know the rules. d. more accurate than the interpretations of trained professional practitioners even when they know the rules.
In today's information-age societies, how many years of education seem to be the bare minimum for economic success?
a. 8 years c. 14 years b. 12 years d. 16 years
A primary function of the cerebellum is to
a. regulate motivation. b. control species-typical behaviors. c. relay sensory information from the thalamus to the cerebral hemispheres. d. assist the frontal lobes in controlling movement. e. provide sensory enhancements to the thalamus.
Shannon is a year old, and she is blind. Her doctors have checked her eyes and have said that the problem is in her brain. Which part of Shannon's brain is probably damaged?
A) the frontal lobe B) the temporal lobe C) the parietal lobe D) the occipital lobe