Which of the following is NOT an accepted explanation for why African Americans have higher rates of
essential hypertension than European Americans?
A) Physicians are more likely to diagnose hypertension in this population because they expect to see it.
B) This population is subjected to the stresses of poverty, inner-city life, and racism.
C) As a group, blacks retain excessive levels of ingested sodium.
D) African Americans are less likely to exercise than Caucasians.
A
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a. ?discrimination b. ?an event schema c. ?prejudice d. ?a stereotype
Baby Charlotte prefers looking at a checkerboard with many small squares compared to looking at one with a few large squares. Charlotte is demonstrating
A) contrast sensitivity. B) pictorial depth perception. C) shape sensitivity. D) binocular depth perception.
During a conservation-of-water problem, Wanda recognizes that a change in the height of the water is compensated for by a change in its width. This example demonstrates that Wanda is capable of
A) seriation. B) decentration. C) reversibility. D) hypothetico-deductive reasoning.
The founder of behaviorism is
a. James. b. Skinner. c. Watson. d. Wundt.