Life-course sociology clearly shows that individuals have the ability to make decisions about the trajectories of their lives, albeit within a limited set of options. This is an example of which of the following concepts?
A) linked lives
B) social timing
C) human agency
D) life stages
Answer: C
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How do scores on IQ tests differ (if at all) between boys and girls?
a. On average, girls' scores are a few points higher. b. On average, boys' scores are a few points higher. c. On average, boys do better at early ages and girls do better later. d. On average, boys' scores and girls' scores are equal.
Salem, a university professor, smokes like a chimney and bites her nails. Freud would most likely say that Salem
a. has become fixated at the oral stage of development. b. values despair over integrity. c. is suffering from an unresolved Electra complex. d. lacks a superego.
Which of the following statements is true of attribution theory?
A) Fundamental attribution error arises because we tend to infer traits from the social environment. B) We are likely to attribute our successes to external, situational factors but our failures to internal factors. C) When we see other people doing things that we do not like, we tend to see them as victims. D) We are biased toward making dispositional attributions when we explain other people's behavior.
A patient with impaired episodic memory would most likely have the greatest difficulty in
a. recognizing famous people. b. remembering the meaning of some words. c. recalling where to find eating utensils in the kitchen. d. remembering graduating from college.