A Latina woman tells her therapist that people express surprise that she speaks English with no accent, or when she tells them that she is majoring in biochemistry. The section on psychotherapy in Chapter 12 would categorize these actions as
a. a ruminative style.
b. the myths of meritocracy.
c. microaggressions.
d. stereotype threat.
C
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Anything that draws two or more people together is called ____
a. attraction b. exclusion c. rejection d. social acceptance
In sampling notation, N refers to the ____
a. number of cases in the sampling frame b. number of cases in the sample c. number of possible subsets d. sampling fraction
The study involving subjects being shown a filmed automobile accident and mistakenly remembering "broken glass" illustrates how people tend to
a. exhibit accurate procedural memories. b. exhibit accurate episodic memories. c. revise their long-term memories. d. repress emotional events.
Would a sample of children from an affluent suburban school district be considered a representative sample of American children?
a. No, because affluent suburban schools tend to be less racially, ethnically, and economically diverse than the nation as a whole. b. No, because they are nothing like the average American child. c. Yes, because public education is available to all children. d. Yes, because they have all the advantages and none of the disadvantages.