Suppose you are a gay man. Your therapist seems to discuss your treatment solely in terms of your sexual orientation. However, when you start to discuss your sexual behavior in more detail, he changes the subject. The therapist is exhibiting ________.

A. gay affirmative practice
B. gay affirmative action
C. signs of homophobia
D. signs of heterosexuality


Ans: C. signs of homophobia

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Which of the following is an example of a recent attempt to fight poverty in the U.S.?

a. child labor laws b. minimum wage stagnation c. earned income tax credits d. universal healthcare

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"Supply-side economics":

A) ?emphasized tax policies to increase resources of affluent Americans B) ?sought to increase business inventories C) ?was derived from Keynesian economics D) ?benefited those nations which supplied the U.S. with goods

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You are writing a grant proposal and are a bit behind schedule. You realize that the deadline is two days away, yet you have another week's worth of work to do in order to get the grant up to par. Which of the following is your best course of action?

a. Contact the funder and let them know that you will be a week late in submitting your proposal. b. Hold the proposal until the next year or submit it to a similar funder once the proposal is ready. c. Submit the proposal once it is ready. As long as it arrives within a week or so of its due date, there should not be a problem. d. Submit the proposal by the deadline even though it is not your best work. Meeting the deadline is vital and it is better to go ahead and submit it than to lose an opportunity to be funded.

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