Georgio just moved to a new neighborhood and discovers he's the only openly gay man at his gym. Looking around, he realizes he's not quite comfortable around some of the other people at the gym and keeps largely to himself instead of trying to make new friends. The best description for Georgio's situation is that he is experiencing:

A. acculturative stress.
B. social readjustment.
C. minority stress.
D. social-class discrimination.


Answer: C

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______________ (is/are) a primary sexual characteristic in females

a. The breasts b. Pubic hair c. The fallopian tubes d. Menarche

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Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

A. grades B. water C. money D. recognition

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Darwin recognized that instinctive gestures are __________, whereas symbolic gestures are __________.

A) Not universal; socially learned. B) Universal; learned. C) Learned; universal. D) Emotive; cognitive. E) Made up; learned.

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