Tannen's theory that the way males and females learn languages in different cultures is based on the idea that
a. girls and boys play separately and girls' groups are often structured in terms of status roles.
b. like cross-cultural communications, there are many opportunities for misunderstandings.
c. communication styles primarily develop in adulthood.
d. males and females would use the same communication style if they were allowed to participate in more mixed-gender debates in school.
B
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b. sampling bias. c. experimenter effects. d. interviewer bias.
Stan and Samantha are the proud parents of three little girls. They decide to have one more child because it seems like they are “due” to have a boy. Stan and Samantha think that most families have both boys and girls therefore they figure the probability the next child will be a boy is high. Stan and Samantha:
A. are correct, since the odds of each sex are 50-50, they are due for a boy B. have confused representativeness with probability C. have thoughts of boys more available to them therefore they feel it will occur D. have three girls that have primed the “boy” concept
Habituation research demonstrates that infants ________.
A. learn and retain information just by watching objects and events B. are incapable of watching objects for longer than they do in operant conditioning studies C. remember faces for a longer period of time than they remember movements of objects D. decline in sensitivity to object appearance over time
Currently, women make up about _________ of the total workforce
a) 25% b) 50% c) 14% d) 70%