Dr. Ngaro feels that an individual's behavior can best be understood if one understands the cultural influences surrounding that individual. This is an example of the __________
a) sociocultural perspective.
b) biological perspective.
c) humanist perspective.
d) evolutionary perspective.
a Explanation: Factors such as culture, religion, race, gender, and physical challenges are all
examples of things that are of interest to a sociocultural psychologist.
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The knowledge base contains general knowledge you have stored, but you may not know the source of the information or where you learned that information. This type of memory is called
a. episodic b. semantic c. autobiographical d. motor
Regarding stereotypes, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Stereotypes are often a mixture of positive and negative qualities. b. Stereotypes are used to maintain control over other people. c. Stereotypes are attitudes held toward persons who are perceived as a direct threat to one's own interests. d. Stereotypes have a self-fulfilling quality.
The use of anabolic steroids is a. positively correlated with aggression in males
b. negatively correlated with aggression in males. c. positively correlated with aggression in females, but not males. d. not related to observed levels of aggression.
In order to select a stratified random sample, a researcher would have to know_____
a. the characteristics of individuals in the population and the relative frequency of those characteristics b. the names of all the people in the population c. the phone numbers of the people in the population d. all of these