Even though it is widely known that certain types of fish that reside in certain bodies of water have elevated levels of mercury, many people in specific racial and ethnic groups continue to consume high levels of those fish
This behavior continues despite the health risk that is associated with it. This is an example of __________
a) geostatic consumption patterns.
b) historical racism.
c) ethnocentric application.
d) racial patterning.
d
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Parents in same-sex families who seek to protect their legal rights as parents often need to ______.
A. formally adopt their children B. raise their children in another country C. ask family members to adopt their children D. raise their children as low profile as possible
Which of the following is most likely to occur in the alarm stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
a. ?the body’s resources begin to dwindle b. ?headaches, backaches, and insomnia c. ?heart rate and blood pressure begin to increase d. ?immune function decreases dangerously
Which of the following people is not demonstrating unrealistic optimism?
A. Zhenya, who drives aggressively because she knows she can handle her car well. B. Joy, who engages in unsafe sex but always asks her partners if they are disease-free. C. Betty, who thinks she will get a scholarship because she is her school's valedictorian. D. Yuri, who knows he won't get cancer because he doesn't smoke.
A person who acts like he or she is a participant in an experiment but who is really
assisting the researcher is called a(n) a. detractor. b. experimental decoy. c. accomplice. d. confederate. e. pseudo-subject.