Scapegoat theory proposes that ____
a. people are far more likely to take the credit when they encounter successes than they are to take the blame when they encounter failures
b. people blame their problems and misfortunes on outgroups, and therefore hold negative attitudes toward those outgroups
c. people attend more to information that supports their existing views than they do to information that disconfirms their existing views
d. compared to positive stereotypes, negative stereotypes are more easily adopted and have greater staying power
B
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a. hypotheses. b. correlations. c. variables. d. confounds.
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a. ?Brian is in a persistent state of unconsciousness; he cannot be awakened and does not respond to painful stimuli. b. ?Sienna is learning to walk after her automobile accident; however, she still cannot communicate and suffers significant cognitive impairment. c. ?Anil is in a coma; his mother is hopeful because he occasionally opens his eyes and sometimes even smiles or cries, but Anil’s doctors tell her that these actions are random. d. ?Muriel was in a deep coma; she now squeezes her mother’s hand when she hears her voice, but she cannot open her eyes or speak.
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Fill in the blank with correct word
As of 2010, same-sex marriage was legal in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Iceland, and ____
a. United States c. Indonesia b. Japan d. Argentina