After the accounting firm of Price Waterhouse denied Ann Hopkins a partnership, she filed a lawsuit over their decision. What did Price Waterhouse claim was the basis for denying her the partnership?
a) Her work was substandard.
b) She did not bill enough hours.
c) She was assertive and forceful.
d) Her colleagues viewed her as too feminine.
c
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Which statement is true regarding observer influence in observational studies?
a. Observer influence is bad and should be minimized. b. Observer influence identifies the behaviors' causes. c. Hidden videotaping tends to increase observer influence. d. Observer influence improves the observations' validity.
Marilyn was surprised to see her rabbit jogging by, wearing a t-shirt and shorts. Her surprise was related to violation of what?
A. compliance B. conformity C. social roles D. explicit expectations
Having been spanked as a child is the primary predictor of violent behavior in adulthood
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which statement about intelligence testing is true?
A. Self-discipline predicts school performance, as measured by report card grades, better than IQ does. B. Most experts believe that IQ scores provide accurate measures of the intelligence of ethnic minority children. C. Most experts believe that intelligence testing in schools should be suspended. D. IQ scores are inaccurate measures of school learning potential for the majority of Western children.