According to the decision-making approach known as prospect theory, most people
a. seem to fear losses more than they covet gains.
b. seem to fear losses as much as they covet gains.
c. seem to covet gains more than they fear losses.
d. are risk averse and loss acceptant.
A
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The single-group, posttest-only design
A) cannot be used in human research. B) is one of the strongest designs possible. C) is weak because there is no manipulation of a variable. D) includes a manipulation of an independent variable.
During much of the apartheid era, economic policy reinforced the institutionalized racism of apartheid. This can be seen in all of the following EXCEPT
a. substantial public financing of industries that were not dependent upon African labor. b. laws that prohibited Africans from living in any town unless they were born there or had worked for the same employer for ten years. c. expansion of public housing to accommodate Africans who were permitted to live in towns. d. increasing school enrollment of all races while maintaining huge inequalities in the amount of public money spent per capita on White and Black children. e. repressing the more militant African trade unions.
Which of the following is NOT true of negative ads in a political campaign?
A) They help generate debate among voters. B) They tend to outnumber positive ads in presidential campaigns. C) They are a very recent campaign strategy. D) They help ensure accountability. E) They are disliked by most of the public.
The majority party's chief strategist in the House of Representatives is
A) the speaker. B) the vice president. C) the president pro tempore. D) the majority floor leader. E) the majority whip.