Which statement about criminal commitment is accurate?
a. It refers to the incarceration of someone for having committed a crime
b. It occurs when people suffering from mental disorders are admitted to a psychiatric hospital against their will.
c. It always requires a hearing to assess competency to stand trial.
d. It leads to incarceration of only those people who are not remorseful for their actions.
a
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One weakness of social skills training is poor
a. generalization. b. transfer. c. support. d. adaptation.
Which of the following would be considered an unobtrusive measure of racial stereotyping?
a. a self-report measure of racial attitudes b. the participants' ratings of the characteristics of people of a particular racial group c. a tendency to respond more quickly to stereotypical than to counter-stereotypical characteristics of a racial group after being primed with a photo of a member of that racial group d. a tendency to use racial stereotypes when asked to provide a verbal description of a member of a particular racial group
Which program showed the best long-term outcome for its participants?
a. mainstream preschool education b. Head Start c. Early Intervention of First Nations minority children in Canada d. High Scope Preschool Project
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates an example of autobiographical memory?
A. Joseph solves a math problem in his head. B. Missy knows that she visited Disney World as a child even though she cannot remember the trip. C. Brent teaches his brother how to pitch a baseball. D. Stephanie recalls the name of famous bands from the 1980's during a round of trivia.