Let's assume that most high school students have "attitude" at one time or another. Mr. Schmidt, a high school athletic director, is a very prejudiced individual. He usually notices when the black students in school have "attitude" and rarely notices when the white students show "attitude.". Consequently, he continues to believe that black students are disrespectful to authority. His tendency to
focus on social information in a biased way that supports his prejudiced belief illustrates the ____.
a. scapegoat theory
b. self-serving bias
c. confirmation bias
d. jigsaw classroom
C
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Adolescents who have no close friendships tend to:
A. develop loneliness and reduced self-worth. B. develop healthier self-esteem than their peers. C. engage in more delinquent behavior than their peers. D. become more social as they grow older.
Which statement about the predisposing and etiological factors associated with intellectual disabilities is accurate?
a. Heredity explains the cause of over one-half of all cases of intellectual disabilities. b. Down syndrome and fetal alcohol syndrome account for almost 75 percent of all cases of intellectual disabilities. c. More children develop intellectual disabilities because of infections and brain damage than because of all other causes put together. d. In a large majority of cases (80 percent), the cause of intellectual disabilities is not known.
Viktor Frankl's experience with __________ led to his development of __________
a. psychotic parents; logotherapy b. psychotic children; client-centered therapy c. concentration camps; ego-analytic psychotherapy d. concentration camps; logotherapy
The smallest change in stimulation that can be detected 50 percent of the time is called the ______ threshold
a. separation b. difference c. response d. absolute