Regarding patterns of suicide, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Four times as many men complete suicide, but women make more attempts.
b. Marriage, when successful, may be the best natural guard against suicidal impulses.
c. Native Americans have the highest suicide rate in the United States.
d. Suicide rates tend to decrease with advancing age.
D
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Adoptee studies describe efforts to
a. examine similarities between adopted children and non-adopted children. b. examine similarities between adopted children and their biological or adoptive parents. c. measure the genetic similarity between adopted children. d. assess the extent to which adopted children share similar characteristics as non-adopted children raised in the same household. e. examine similarities between adopted children and the general population.
Joe, Meagan, Allison, and Timothy are ordering a pizza. Someone—no one remembers who—says “let’s have anchovies on it.” Joe thinks “gross” but says “okay.” Meagan isn’t paying any attention. Allison thinks “I hate anchovies, but I can just pick them off.” And Timothy thinks “If that is what Joe wants, then okay.” The group gets a pizza no one likes or wants to eat. This outcome illustrates
a. sunk cost thinking. b. the loss leader effect. c. groupthink. d. group-serving attributions. e. the Abilene paradox.
In an experiment involving a thick cloud of smoke being blown into a room through a vent, a person quickly noticed the presence of the smoke when the person was
a. in a medium-size group. b. alone in the room. c. a female. d. a male.
Prior to the age of six months, you could take a toy away from your infant and the baby would not protest. What Piagetian concept explains this observation?
a. object permanence c. concrete operations b. assimilation d. accommodation