A "good" theory should encompass and explain a wide range and diversity of phenomena. This statement refers to the theory's:
a. precision.
b. testability.
c. applied value
d. comprehensiveness.
d
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Expected behavior patterns associated with particular social positions are called
a. social roles. b. cultures. c. social stereotypes. d. social status.
The concept of an "assumptive world" refers to
a. false beliefs that people hold about the world b. hopes, fears, and other emotional reactions to the world c. a conceptual system providing expectations about the world and ourselves d. all of these e. none of these
One of the major contributions of Erikson's psychosocial theory is that it is
a. a life-span approach. b. opposed to Freudian Theory. c. emphasizes the sexual factors. d. denies the importance of unconscious factors.
After a classroom discussion analyzing a piece of literature, Walter is asked which of two interpretations was correct. He replied, "You'd have to ask the author. He wrote it." Walter is using
A) dualistic thinking. B) relativistic thinking. C) commitment within relativistic thinking. D) pragmatic thought.