What is the idea that prejudice is the result of one group blaming another innocent group for its problems?
A. scapegoat theory
B. realistic conflict theory
C. frustration-aggression theory
D. social identity theory
Answer: A
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After Debbie's car accident, as the doctor asked her if it hurt here or if it hurt when he pressed this hard, Debbie understood why she could tell the differences in amount of pressure the doctor used; her sensory neurons coded the different pressures via ______.
A. different magnitude action potentials B. differences in thresholds for different neurons C. different neurotransmitters D. different rates of firing in neurons
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. We are most likely to report that another person is attractive in otherwise boring situations. 2. Research supports the old adage “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” 3. Mothers of attractive children are more affectionate with their children than are mothers of unattractive children. 4. Attractive people tend to have better social skills than do less attractive people. 5. Physical attractiveness is associated with increases in income for women but not men.
Kohlberg based his theory of moral development upon children's responses to
a. games with formal rules and moral dilemmas. b. dilemmas that forced a conflict between religion and law. c. dilemmas that forced a conflict between a person in need and obeying authority to help the person. d. games with formal rules, moral dilemmas, and dilemmas involving conflicts of many kinds.
Once children reach seven years of age, patterns of brain activation related to language are
a. distributed across many regions of the brain. b. focused in the right hemisphere. c. focused in the frontal lobes. d. focused in the left hemisphere.