According to Chapter 5, stereotype threat is likely to affect students' performance when
a. a person of the other gender is taking a test at the same time.
b. a message is processed by the left hemisphere, rather than the right hemisphere.
c. a threatening message is presented through a sound system, rather than in person.
d. people are reminded that they belong to a group that does not do well on the task they are attempting.
D
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According to Fromm, people who conform to what society deems to be normal behavior are
A. the most well-adjusted. B. the happiest. C. trying to escape from the perception of powerlessness. D. probably struggling with an identity crisis.
Which of the following theorists is credited with the development of the behaviorist perspective of language?
A) Sigmund Freud B) B. F. Skinner C) Abraham Maslow D) Noam Chomsky
Crisis intervention services are needed to help survivors cope with
A) a home death. B) sudden death. C) prolonged death. D) a nursing home death.
Stereotyping mental illness is common in the popular media. For example, in the movie Me, Myself & Irene, Jim Carrey's character was misidentified as having:
a) Dissociative identity disorder b) Bipolar disorder c) Gender identity disorder d) Schizophrenia