Suppose that you are a tenth-grade teacher, with an upcoming course module on the health risks of unprotected sex. Which individual would probably be the best guest speaker for your course—in terms of their ability to persuade students to act responsibly and actually impact students' behavior?
a. A local social worker, who routinely gives public lectures about the dangers of unsafe sex
b. A high school dropout who became pregnant and contracted an STD at the age of 16, and who now sorely regrets her irresponsible sexual behavior
c. A parent of one of the students who is a staunch advocate against teen sex
d. The student president of the "No Sex Before Marriage" campus group who is known by many of the students
B
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a. Many therapists work in community mental health centers. b. Many therapists are found in hospitals and human service agencies. c. Most therapists are in private practice. d. All of these are true.
In the 1960s, attitude research was stimulated by the rise of which perspective in social psychology?
a. gestaltism b. social cognition c. social attribution d. interactionism
Beth and Joanne are jurors for a case in which the defendant has been charged with robbery. Beth has a tendency to make internal, stable and global attributions. Joanne has a tendency to make external, unstable, and specific attributions. Given this information, what are Beth and Joanne's likely ideas about defendant responsibility?
A. Beth will tend to see the offender as less responsible for his crime than Joanne. B. Beth will tend to see the offender as more responsible for his crime than Joanne. C. Beth and Joanne will tend to see the offender as equally responsible. D. none of the above
A study on readers' goals found that in contrast to readers who were told they were reading an article of general interest, readers who were told that they were studying for an essay exam made more
a. inferences. b. evaluative statements. c. Both inferences and evaluative statements d. Neither inferences nor evaluative statements.