Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the findings about gender differences in self-esteem during childhood and adolescence?
a. Some researchers caution that the gender differences in self-esteem have been exaggerated.
b. By the middle school years, girls' self-esteem is significantly higher than that of boys.
c. By the middle school years, girls' self-esteem is significantly lower than that of boys.
d. During childhood, the self-esteem of girls and boys is basically equivalent.
c. By the middle school years, girls' self-esteem is significantly lower than that of boys.
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Dr. Barrington is a cross-cultural researcher in the field of perception. She tests two groups of people to determine their susceptibility to the MüllerLyer illusion. Group 1 consists of Americans, while Group 2 consists of members of the African tribe of Zulus. Generalizing from previous research, what will Barrington find?
a. Neither group will be susceptible to the illusion. b. Both groups will be equally susceptible to the illusion. c. The Americans will be more susceptible to the illusion than the Zulus. d. The Zulus will be more susceptible to the illusion than the Americans. e. Zulus who have moved to American cities will develop less susceptibility to the illusion.
Vitality is a reflection of the objective measures of health such as mortality and happiness
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Even though Brooke has never met any supermodels, she has developed a prejudice against them through listening to her friends' insults and jokes about models' intelligence and through reading unfavorable portrayals of them in magazines. Brooke's case would best support a __________ theory of prejudice formation.
A. motivational B. biological C. learning D. dissonance
Dr. Wiren observes children's responses to bullying by watching them play in a park. This is an example of a(n)
A) ethnographic study. B) naturalistic observation. C) structured observation. D) clinical interview.