The __________ theories of stereotyping predict that children who attend diversely-populated schools and who watch television programs like Sesame Street (which are sensitive to ethnic diversity) will have fewer negative ethnic stereotypes.
A. motivational
B. learning
C. psychodynamic
D. cognitive
Answer: B
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Piaget's theory of cognitive development emphasizes that developmental changes are __________.
A. environmental B. continuous C. discontinuous D. genetic
Your psychology professor is talking about the changes in the electrical activity of the brain and the accompanying physiological bodily responses you experience as you sleep. What is your professor most likely describing?
A. activation-synthesis stages B. continuum of sleep C. altered states of consciousness D. stages of sleep
Allison scores a 29 the first time she takes her driver's test, and she scores a 28 the second time she takes the test. In this case, the driver's test can be said to have:
A. reliability B. validity C. a normal distribution D. an ecological approach
Regarding drug use, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. All of the frequently abused drugs produce immediate pleasure and delayed negative consequences. b. People who stop using drugs often say that they quit because they had solved their problems as they got older and no longer needed to escape by using drugs. c. Adolescents who abuse drugs tend to be maladjusted, alienated, impulsive, and emotionally distressed. d. If an abuser merely feels better, even briefly, after taking a drug, drug taking can become compulsive.