Recall Muzafer Sherif's research with two groups of 11-year boys camping at Robber's Cave (the "Eagles" and the "Rattlers"). Which of the following theories best accounts for the kind of prejudice that existed between these groups?
a. The contact hypothesis
b. Realistic conflict theory
c. Social dominance theory
d. Symbolic politics theory
B
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A. consideration of the future, especially transition to adulthood B. desire to play and extend personal competence and autonomy C. constraints related to money, parents and opposite-sex friends D. all of these
What person would be diagnosed with a disorder of sex development?
a. Jaden, a man who dresses up as a woman to participate in drag shows b. Jennifer, a female who has desired to be a male since childhood c. Jacob, born a female named Amanda who underwent sex reassignment surgery to become a male d. Jordan, a man who has external male genitalia and internal female organs
The prefrontal cortex is important for ____.
A. the processing of visual information B. working memory C. language acquisition D. recognizing faces
The visuomotor process by which small involuntary muscles change the shape of the lens of the eye so that images of objects seen at different distances are brought into focus on the retina is called
a. smooth visual pursuit. c. visual acuity. b. smooth visual focus. d. visual accommodation.