You want to reduce your grandfather's prejudiced beliefs about a particular group of people. One solution is to make sure he has contact with group members who
A. have similar hobbies.
B. are from a similar region or hometown.
C. are from similar socioeconomic groups.
D. have similar personal goals.
Answer: C
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A cognitive psychologist is proposing a study of the effectiveness of several forms of therapy for treating anorexia nervosa. She sends her proposal to the ethics committee for review. Although the committee approves the proposal from an ethics standpoint
one of the committee members writes her a note saying, "Be aware of the allegiance effect." What will this note mean to the psychologist in regard to her proposal? a. Clients will show greater recovery when they are treated by the same therapists across time. b. Clients will work hard to recover to demonstrate that their choice of therapist is indeed the best. c. Because she is a cognitive therapist she is more likely to find that form of therapy to be the most successful. d. Funding agencies will be more likely to give grants to researchers who are responsive to the needs of the granting agency.
Alienation associated with issues of common bond occurs when adolescents are
a. so tied to their families that they fail to gain membership in a peer group. b. forced to comply with group expectations to which they do not subscribe. c. unable to form interpersonal ties that provide feelings of acceptance or emotional support. d. members of so many groups that they can't become loyal to any of them.
The use of euphemisms about death
a. is declining in American society b. can be useful if they are not overused c. supports the acceptance of dying and death d. demonstrates American willingness to support the grief of survivors e. is most prevalent among Americans who are 19-26 years of age
Dr. Samson measures intelligence by examining correct solutions to problems, while Dr. Graves measures intelligence by examining how people arrive at their solutions to problems. Dr. Samson defines intelligence in terms of ________, but Graves defines intelligence in terms of ________
a. mental processes; mental products c. fluidity; crystallization b. mental products; mental processes d. crystallization; fluidity