Which of the following statements is true?
A. Massive amounts of information tend to excite audiences.
B. The numbing effect of the narcotizing dysfunction may prevent people from taking action in response to compelling issues.
C. The term narcotizing dysfunction was created by feminist scholars.
D. The narcotizing dysfunction of the media was identified in the 1980s after the deluge of cable news programming.
Answer: B
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Because of the complex administrative activity of the Bureau of Indian Affairs on reservations, those Native Americans who live on reservations are more likely to be employed in white-collar jobs than those living away from the reservation. 2. Roughly half of all Native Americans live in the West. 3. A majority of Native Americans still reside on, or near, Indian reservations. 4. Since 1950, the Native American population has grown very slowly. 5. Between 1600 and 1850, the Native American population increased, only to drop dramatically between 1850 and 1900.
A commonly used design in adult development and aging research is the extreme age design ("young" vs "old"). Which of the following is a limitation of this type of study?
A. the samples are not representative and may not generalize B. the measures may not mean the same thing across age groups and may not be valid C. age is not treated as a continuous variable D. all of these are correct
The probability of getting a 1 in a single toss of a six sided die would be
a. 2 to 1. b. 60 to 1. c. 1 in 6. d. impossible to estimate with the information given.
According to the iSoc model, how do people come to have a gender?
A) Gender is assigned at birth and people follow the role they are assigned. B) People are taught their gender through socialization. C) Gender results from personal experience, socialization, and interaction. D) People choose their gender when they reach a certain level of maturity.