Looking at the role of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status is encompassed by
a. the social-cognitive perspective. c. the behavioral perspective.
b. the psychosexual perspective. d. the sociocultural perspective.
D
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Which of the following statements is considered a consequence of today's increased exposure to violence for children?
A. Fewer friendships are formed among children.
B. Children may suffer from symptoms similar to post traumatic stress disorder.
C. Children do not trust anyone in authority.
D. More children are overweight.
Regarding our memories for people, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Encoding failures affect our memories of people. b. Our memory for people is affected by our tendency to categorize strangers in very specific terms. c. During brief social contacts, people often act as if members of other ethnic groups "all look alike." d. People's inclinations to act as if members of other ethnic groups "all look alike" tends to disappear when they learn more about one another as individuals.
Which is true?
a. In an influential 1968 article in Science, Hardin affirmed that commons dilemmas would in the short-to-moderate term be harmful to the planet, but in the long term, the human capacity to adapt would prevail. b. Lloyd (1937/1968) identified a serious flaw in Smith’s (1776/1976) economics theory—the flaw being that Smith assumed that natural resources are virtually unlimited. c. When the supply of a resource seems small or limited, individuals seem to feel free to exploit the resource as much as possible. d. Lloyd recognized that many resources are, in fact, infinite and unlimited
Which of the following is NOT a topic of special interest in the psychology of law?
a. parole board decisions b. mediation c. criminal personality d. judge appointment