Theory and research identify four types of groups: primary groups, social groups, collectives, and categories.

  a.  True
  b.  False


a.  True

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Why is the mean IQ score 100 for both boys and girls?

a. The tests balance the items boys do best with other items that girls do best. b. On average, brain size is equal for boys and girls. c. The test gives boys two "bonus" points to make their average equal to that of girls. d. The test gives girls two "bonus" points to make their average equal to that of boys.

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Stefanie has intense sexually arousing fantasies of being utterly helpless while being tied up and humiliated and she finds sex partners who fulfill these urges. A reasonable assumption is ____

a. a diagnosis of sexual masochism disorder b. that she was a victim of child sexual abuse c. a diagnosis of pedophilia d. a diagnosis of sadism

Psychology

Nina learned to use sign language when she had a hearing-impaired roommate. Now her roommate has moved out, and Nina no longer practices signing. Based on the results from Ebbinghaus' studies, which investigated the typical pattern of forgetting, if Nina's memory for signs is tested several times over the next few years, you should predict that:

a. very few signs will be forgotten early, but later on there will be a rapid decline in the number of signs she is able to use correctly b. there will be a constant steady decline in the number of signs she is able to use correctly c. most signs will be forgotten early, and there will continue to be a slow decline in the number of signs she is able to use correctly d. most signs will be forgotten early, but later there will be a slow steady increase in the number of signs she is able to use correctly

Psychology

A disorder that is characterized by repeated thoughts and ritualistic behaviors is known as _________ disorder.

A. panic B. posttraumatic stress C. obsessive-compulsive D. somatoform

Psychology