Describe the role of normative conformity in the societal problem of prejudice
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Normative conformity is the desire to be accepted and to fit in with the group. Because stereotypes exist in culture, often people will not challenge them because they do not want to stand out and go against the common beliefs of a culture.
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Identify and describe differences in taste perception due to taste receptors differences, inherited characteristics, changes as we age, and taste disorders. Make sure you explain the mechanism underlying these differences and how it affects the ability to taste.
What will be an ideal response?
Suppose you had to remember the 10 most important battles of the Civil War in the order that they occurred. Which of the following ways would likely be most effective?
A. chunking B. repression C. selective attention D. method of loci
When you successfully remember something, your _____ shows increased activity, whereas when you try but fail to remember something, your _____ shows increased activity.
A) hippocampus; left frontal lobe B) hippocampus; right frontal lobe C) left frontal lobe; hippocampus D) right frontal lobe; hippocampus
Parity laws for insurance coverage of mental health treatment mandate that:
A. coverage for mental and physical problems must be reimbursed equally B. the number of sessions allowed for treatment of mental and physical treatment must be equal C. physicians and psychologists must have the same level of education D. patients must be allowed to choose the therapist they want for treatment