Research findings raise the question of whether the decline in white children's explicit racial bias during middle childhood is a true decrease, or whether it reflects their
A) apathy toward the majority race.
B) growing awareness of widely held standards that deem prejudice to be inappropriate.
C) sympathy toward the minority race.
D) increased understanding of different ethnicities.
Answer: B
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a. The James-Lange theory b. The Cannon-Bard theory c. The Schachter-Singer theory d. The Yerkes-Dodson law
Psychodynamic therapists ____
a. ?are psychoanalysts b. ?are humanistic therapists c. ?focus more on the past than the present d. ?require the therapist to take a less active role in directing therapy sessions
What is a significant limitation of self-report measures of personality?
A. If a person is unaware of the psychological processes that underlie her or his motivations, behaviors, or feelings, those motivations, behaviors, and feelings can't accurately be reported. B. There is no way to identify socially desirable or acquiescent response tendencies. C. Very few self-report measures exist, so application of those measures to understanding personality on a large scale is limited. D. Most people are reluctant to answer questions about themselves.
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