________ of those living in New York City experienced some form of post traumatic stress disorder in the months following the September 11 terrorist attack
A) One-half B) One-fifth C) One-quarter D) One-tenth
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In one well-known study that was conducted during an era of anti-Chinese prejudice (LaPiere, 1934), a researcher drove across the U.S. with a Chinese couple, stopping at dozens of restaurants, hotels, auto camps, and tourist homes. He was interested in knowing the percentage of establishments that would serve the couple, as well as the percentage of establishments that would SAY that they would
serve the couple when contacted later. The results from this research provided some of the first evidence of ____. a. the fact that people's stated attitudes are not always consistent with their actual behaviors b. post-dissonance rationalization c. implicit prejudice d. aversive racism
Bill is a retired aircraft mechanic, who has agreed to talk to a group of high school students about the early days of commercial aviation. Bill is concerned that any slip in his memory will confirm the belief that all older people are forgetful. Because he is anxious and preoccupied about possible memory lapses, Bill actually does have problems with his memory. This illustrates that
a. negative stereotypes can have a self-fulfilling quality. b. most stereotypes have some degree of truth to them. c. all older people have frequent memory lapses. d. stereotypes are never positive.
Aaron is in the eighth grade. Some of his close friends have recently started engaging in vandalism and writing graffiti on the walls at school. What is Aaron most likely to do?
A. He is more likely to join his friends in these behaviors than when he was in fifth grade. B. He is more likely to report his friends' behavior to the principal of the school than he was in the fifth grade. C. He is likely to stop spending time with these friends and join a more positive peer group. D. He is more likely to discuss such behavior with his parents than he was in the fifth grade.
An argument against the use of juries in complex civil litigation cases is that______.
A. the evidence is too difficult for laypeople to understand B. the voir dire procedures result in less capable jurors C. the jurors are asked to absorb and retain excessive amounts of information D. All of these are correct.