Give a brief description of the Harrison Act of 1914, and discuss some of the issues that were brought up during debate and helped to pass this law
What will be an ideal response?
It was a tax law, requiring physicians and pharmacists to register and pay an annual fee to dispense opioids or cocaine. Motivations for the law included 1) compliance with an international treaty to control opium, 2) emotional appeals raising fears about cocaine use by blacks, and 3) concern about Chinese opium dens.
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Five-year-old Ryan likes to spend as much time as he can with his dad and often tells people that "his dad is the smartest, strongest, and best dad in the whole world.". According to social learning theorists, Ryan is
a. exhibiting a fixation on his dad. b. showing congruence with his dad. c. imitating his dad. d. identifying with his dad.
David Wechsler objected to the Stanford-Binet IQ test's overemphasis on
a. language-based verbal skills. b. multiple intelligences. c. correct answers, when knowledge is known to be relative. d. items based in Caucasians' history and cultural experiences.
Chunking is a means of ________
a. arranging details into a hierarchy from most to least important b. immediately forgetting irrelevant details c. storing long-term memories d. organizing information into meaningful units
Who most closely resembles the profile of someone who has binge eating disorder?
A. Steve, a wrestler who nearly starves himself so he can stay in his weight bracket B. Carla, a gymnast who binges on junk food but makes herself vomit after each meal C. Howard, a football player who believes he is overweight and exercises twice a day, seven days a week D. Sherri, a volleyball player who binges on junk food but does not engage in any other weight loss behaviors