Posts by Larry Charles:
question Consciousness is answer Our awareness of ourselves and our enviornment question Hypnosis involves a state of answer Heightened openness to suggestion question People are particularly responsive to hypnosis if they______________ answer Strongly expect that they can be hypnotized question Researchers have demonstrated that hypnosis can be useful in answer Treating obesity question While Bev […]
Read morequestion The two groups projected to increase dramatically in the U.S over the next half century are: answer Asian and Pacific Islanders & Hispanic Americans question The population of the U.S. is currently: answer Affected by long-standing unresolved minority issues. Affected by rising immigration rates. Increasingly diverse. Increasingly multilingual. question Which of the following is […]
Read morequestion Three problems surrounding statistical information about suicide answer i. Different organizations in different places have different standards for identifying suicides ii. Suicide can be embarrassing for survivors – evidence that a person intentionally killed themselves may be concealed as a result (somewhat underreported) iii. Although the statistics are known to be at least somewhat […]
Read morequestion The objective element of a social problem A. is the only thing social scientists are concerned with B. Refers to the existence of a social condition C. Is the only part that can be measured D. Is unimportant answer B. Refers to the existence of a social condition question Which of the following best […]
Read morequestion sociology answer the systematic study of the relationship between the individual and society and of the consequences of difference question sociological imagination answer an awareness of the relationship between who we are as individuals and the social forces that shape our lives question private troubles answer obstacles that individuals face as individuals rather than […]
Read morequestion Theories of Reasoned action and planned behavior answer Looks at the relationship between individuals attitudes and behavior. Focused on Rational, cognitive decision making processes. Intention is necessary for behavior change to occur. question Theory of reasoned action answer -Designed to help explain the volitional behavior (behavior that is under the control of the person) […]
Read morequestion The agreement with which a person enters into civil society. The contract essentially binds people into a community that exists for mutual preservation. In entering into civil society, people sacrifice the physical freedom of being able to do whatever they please, but they gain the civil freedom of being able to think and act […]
Read morequestion Which of the following most freed manufactures from restrictions on where gactories can be built answer Electricity question Pullman Illinois was an unusual town in that it answer Was built by a company to house its workers question Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry by doing all of […]
Read morequestion Emile Berliner is famous for which of the following? A.He developed the gramophone B.He invented the compact disk C.He was the star of the movie The Jazz Singer D.He founded MTV answer A. He developed the gramophone question Which of the following developments occurred during World War I? A. Amateurs helped decipher German radio […]
Read morequestion T/F: In America, all citizens have equal chances of obtaining significant wealth during their lifetime. answer false question Which person is likely to confer the greatest status in the United States? a. a black male b. a black female c. a white male d. a white female answer c question This system of stratification […]
Read morequestion The case of Marbury v. Madison established the right of the Supreme Court’s right to declare laws unconstitutional, which is also known as answer judicial review. question Which European philosopher believed that the purpose of government is to protect natural rights? answer John Locke question It can be said that, since Americans elect people […]
Read morequestion Need to belong answer a motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing, positive interactions question The Pain of Rejection answer (2003) reported that social ostracism evokes a brain response similar to that triggered by physical pain. question Proximity answer geographical nearness. more precisely, “functional distance”, powerfully predicts liking. question Mere-exposure effect […]
Read morequestion One consequence of Rome’s conquests was the increased role in society played by: answer Slaves question The Augustan system refers to: answer the political reforms instituted by Augustus and continued under his successors question The Romans were the first people to use___ on massive scale in buildings. answer concrete question Although the Roman Republic […]
Read morequestion Herbert Hoover answer Pres. when the stock market crashed/disliked by american people – blamed for economic troubles question Black Tuesday answer Investors sold 16.4 million shares of stocks at prices much lower than they had been selling a month earlier. question Great Depression answer 1929-1941 the U.S. economy was in severe decline and millions […]
Read morequestion 1.Employee relations, philanthropy, pricing, resource conservation, product quality and safety, 2.and doing business in countries that violate 3.Human rights (ex. Apple – some workers in China may have died from chemicals) answer A. Decisions that managers face that have a social responsibilities dimension question 1. Management’s only social responsibility is to 2. Maximize organizational […]
Read morequestion Black Codes answer Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War question Plessy vs. Ferguson answer In 1896 the U.S. Supreme court establised the principle of “separate but equal” in this case. question Jim Crow Laws answer Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from […]
Read morequestion Compared with many Asian and African parents, today’s Westernized parents are more likely to teach their children to value answer personal independence question Cross-cultural research on human development indicates that answer person-to-person differences within cultural groups are larger than differences between groups question People living in a culture that promotes collectivism are more likely […]
Read morequestion (1) Those things we “know” as part of the culture we share around us; (2)When you accept the reality of something you have not personally experienced; (3) secondhand knowledge Example: Earthbound scientists accept the assertion that the dark side of the moon is cold. (They haven’t personally been to the dark side of the […]
Read morequestion True/ False Identical twins share exactly the same genetic heredity. answer True question True/ False Without language there can be no culture, no shared way of life. answer True question True/ False The research of the Harlows demonstrated that the key to mother-child bonding is the ability of the mother to provide food and […]
Read morequestion Peninsulares answer Europeans who were born in Spain or Portugal (Liberian Peninsula) sent to America to control the government completely. question Creoles answer White Spaniard or Portuguese born in the colonies. They owned most of the land, but were treated like second class citizens and were denied political rights. question Metizes answer Mixed ancestry […]
Read morequestion What type of finger print would be left in putty? answer plastic print question When photographing evidence what should be in every picture? answer a scale question The two types of loops are what? answer radial and ulnar question Know minutiae’s and what they look like. answer … question The four types of whorls […]
Read morequestion Exoskeleton answer A body covering, typically made of chitin, that provides support and protection question Molt answer to shed an old outer covering so that it can be replaced with a new one question Thorax answer The body region between the head and the abdomen question Abdomen answer The body region posterior to the […]
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