Which of the following is the best example of the term "stereotype threat"?
a. A teenage girl realizes that she does not need to conform to the North American standards of beauty.
b. A teenage boy worries that he won't be able to take good care of his infant niece because his friends recently told him that boys have no clue how to handle babies.
c. A male college graduate says he knows that women can be good at math, but he doesn't really believe this.
d. When making judgments about an acquaintance, a female college graduate remembers more gender-consistent information than gender-inconsistent information.
B
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a. Hypothalamus b. Hippocampus c. Amygdala d. Cerebellum
The network of glands, which is called the ____________________ system, uses the bloodstream, rather than neurons, to disseminate messages
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Which statement about computerized or smartphone-based psychotherapies is TRUE?
A) They are behaviourally based and, for the most part, ignore cognition. B) They lack the transparency of cognitive behavioural therapy. C) There is little research on treatment effectiveness. D) They are now more commonly used than face-to-face psychotherapies in treating anxiety and depression.
When asked their favorite letter of the alphabet, about 30% of people answer by picking:
A) the letter I. B) the letter that begins their first name. C) the most frequently used consonant in their language. D) the letter A.