The term ______ refers to the tendency to help others who are in need even when there is not likely to be a reward for helping
a. bystander mitigation
b. altruism
c. empathy
d. sympathetic collusion
b
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What is likely to occur if Javier takes Antabuse and then has a shot of whiskey?
a. He will become aggressive. b. He will become violently ill. c. He will become intoxicated more quickly. d. He will not feel the effects of the alcohol.
In this course, playing the role of Devil's Advocate means which of the following?
a. Focusing on a person's strengths rather their weaknesses. b. Fixing all the flaws in an argument. c. Wanting to be agreeable at all times. d. Focusing on the 10% of an idea that doesn't fit, rather than on the 90% that does.
Two-year-old Jenna is taught nonsense words for a noun (pling for a soft, cuddly puppet) and a verb (dass for a rocking motion). Jenna is likely to
A) easily combine the new noun with words she knows well. B) confuse the new noun with the new verb. C) produce novel word combinations with the new verb. D) understand both new words, but is unlikely to use them in spontaneous speech.
Tony and Jeff, both Black adolescents, attend different schools. Tony attends a school where his ethnic group is in the majority and Jeff attends a predominately White school. What do studies predict about Tony and/or Jeff's self-perception?
A. Tony will have fewer self-image problems than Jeff. B. Tony will have more self-image problems than Jeff. C. Both Tony and Jeff will have high self-esteem. D. Both Tony and Jeff will have low self-esteem.