In the United States, people convicted of criminal behavior
A. always receive a prison sentence.
B. always are considered responsible for their behavior.
C. sometimes are not considered responsible for their behavior.
D. sometime have the right to legal representation.
Answer: C
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Pedro told his father that he wants to quit school and try his hand at acting. His father tells him that he will be very disappointed in Pedro if he does not reconsider his decision. Pedro's father has just created
A. conditions of worth. B. subliminal conflict. C. a descriptive norm. D. a disjunctive rule.
While spanking may produce a child's immediate compliance, the long-term side effects may include all of the following EXCEPT __________
a) poorer mental health for both child and parent b) higher levels of delinquency and antisocial behavior c) teaching children that violence is an acceptable solution to problems d) a greater sense of independence and autonomy in the child, who will adhere to social and cultural norms
Which of the following refers to numbers that summarize the pattern of scores observed on a measured variable?
a. Central tendencies b. Normal distributions c. Descriptive statistics d. Frequency distributions
A significant difference between groups or conditions allows researchers to conclude that an effect exists in the population because they are able to reject the ______ in a significant test.
a. alternative hypothesis b. statistical hypothesis c. null hypothesis d. critical region