A positive or negative evaluation that predisposes behavior toward an object, person, or situation is called a(n) ____
a. ?fixed action pattern
b. ?attitude
c. ?attribution
d. ?reflex
ANSWER:
b
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A. 100%; environmental influences B. 50%; genetic influences C. 70%; financial security D. 30%; reaching personal goals
Amber is a very typical-looking young teen whose parents took her to a physician when she failed to menstruate by the age of 15 years. The physician explained that Amber had AIS and that she
A. would need to adopt children if she wished to become a parent. B. was more likely to be homosexual than heterosexual. C. was likely to adopt a masculine gender identity as she approached the age of 20 years. D. would develop typical female fertility with the proper hormone medications.
According to the concept of stereotype threat, people show a strong tendency to feel threatened by minorities, especially when resources are limited
a. true b. false
You want to study the effects of watching television on creativity in children. You identify the experimental group as children who will watch five hours of television a day. What will the control group look like?
a) a group of children who don't watch any television b) a group of adults who watch five hours of television a day c) a group of children who watch 10 hours of television a day d) a group of children who watch five hours of television and listen to five hours of radio each day