Measures of intelligence have been criticized as being ageist because they
a. include manipulation of spatial figures and numbers.
b. do not take into account declining mental speed with age.
c. are inadequate to measure applied knowledge.
d. are concerned with the ability to solve problems.
ANSWER: c
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a. calculating the "difference" using the variance of the distribution divided by the sample size. b. calculating an average rank by adding the tied ranks and dividing by the number of ties. c. assigning the first position to appear in the list with the higher of the two ranks, and the second to appear with the lower of the two ranks. d. giving the tied values the same, highest possible position.
Americans drink about 9.44 liters of alcohol a year. Russians drink about ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which sociological perspective would be likely to suggest that in the changing face of the workforce, workers will find themselves supervising and being supervised by people very different from themselves?
A. feminist perspective B. interactionist perspective C. conflict perspective D. functionalist perspective
Xenophobia is
A) the fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners B) people with a fear of anything associated with China C) beliefs and policies favoring native-born citizens over immigrants D) the immigration to the United States of skilled workers, professionals, and technicians who are desperately needed by their home countries