Watch a few minutes of an interaction happening in a television show or movie and then explain how the actors are, or are not behaving in ways that maximize their interests.
What will be an ideal response?
•?Almost any human behavior can seem rational because it can be rationalized as attempt to either maximize benefits, secure and protect resources, or maintain social relationships.
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The passage of which of the following made it illegal for undocumented immigrants to enter the United States?
a. Proposition 187 b. Proposition 14 c. the Immigration Act of 1965 d. SB 1070
Which of the following did not contribute to a large increase in mortality in Bangladesh in the early 1970s?
a) A hurricane struck b) Resistance to vaccination campaigns c) The government response to the hurricane was inadequate d) There was a war with India
The group less likely to experience poverty is
a. single, widowed or divorced women b. ethnic minorities who live alone c. non-Hispanic older white men over age 65 d. the oldest old
Most white ethnics:
a. are at the top echelons of the corporate world. b. have had a slow entrance into the top echelons of economic power. c. have moved quickly into the top echelons of economic power. d. are members of low-income and blue-collar working classes.