Sociocultural theorists seek to understand causes of abnormal behavior that may be accounted for by factors such as ____________
a. ethnicity, gender, and social class
b. the limited reinforcement available for individuals in modern societies
c. cognitive distortions
d. psychosocial stages of development
A
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According to Bem (1974), _____ is NOT a stereotypical feminine personality characteristic.
A) yielding B) self-reliance C) being easily flattered D) sympathy
An excellent way by which parents can encourage their children to be prosocially helpful to others is to
a. compare the child to others who are more helpful. b. take away privileges whenever the child is not helpful. c. verbally reinforce the child's kind actions. d. tangibly reward the child's kind actions.
According to Gardner and Foster, sociobiology may be described as
a. the study of the effects of the environment on biology. b. the study of social influences on biology. c. the study of the biological determination of human nature. d. the investigation of genetic transmission.
In the United States, it is customary that men shake hands when greeting other male friends. However, in the Middle East, it is customary that men will greet each other with a kiss on the cheek. These differences in displaying emotions demonstrate the existence of
A. transferred excitation. B. social comparison. C. the facial feedback hypothesis. D. emotion culture.