Dwayne listens to hip hop and speaks street lingo when he is with his African American friends
from his neighborhood. But when he is at his private high school, which is predominantly
white, Dwayne speaks like everyone else there.
Which stage has Dwayne reached with regard
to his ethnic identity?
a. Unexamined ethnic identity
b. Ethnic identity search
c. Ethnic identity achievement
d. Double consciousness
c. Ethnic identity achievement
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Scar was weak, thin, and rather lanky. Mufasa was strong, muscular, and had a very dominant presence. Because Mufasa had the qualities and traits that would help him survive and reproduce at a higher rate than his brother, biologists would say that he had a higher level of A) androgen. B) drift. C) genetics. D) fitness.
Professor James is designing a study that will investigate the role of practice in the amount of time it takes laboratory rats to learn a maze
In designing the study, she makes sure that she randomly assigns different rats to the experimental and control groups in order to equalize the two groups before collecting any data. To which of the three criteria for determining cause-effect conclusions is this step addressed? a. Covariation of variables b. Causal time sequence c. Elimination of other plausible causes d. None of the above
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A. any of the components, implemented by itself, would reduce smoking in the day room. B. the treatment will work only when all of the components are present. C. neither (A) nor (B) D. both (A) and (B)