Nisbett and colleagues suggest that a holistic style of thinking is one that focuses on
a. objects and their properties, rather than overall context.
b. following step-by-step procedures rather than using mental shortcuts.
c. context and relationships among the elements in a field.
d. external frames of reference and takes the environment as a given.
C
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Faith-based treatment programs are:
A. unconstitutional and, therefore, not permitted. B. constitutional only if no state or federal money is used. C. active in many American prisons. D. only allowed if they are Christian in nature.
Determinate sentencing is consistent with the just deserts model of justice.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Given shifts in American demographics, we need to:
a. learn how to live in a more diverse world, ethnically, culturally, and in terms of age. b. learn how to focus on a less diverse world, given immigration policies and the decrease in overall age. c. feel threatened by the lack of change in our population, since this lack indicates social stagnation. d. know that there is less likelihood of change in the future.
What differentiates ‘content' from ‘construct' validity?
a) Construct validity relies on statistical measures to establish its value. b) Content validity relies on statistical measures to establish its value. c) Construct validity refers to the degree to which it correlates with other scales/inventories. d) Content validity refers to the degree to which it correlates with other scales/inventories.