Master Social Studies with Fun Quizzes & Brain Teasers!

a form of violence in which a social structure or institution harms people by preventing them from meeting their basic needs is called
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do you believe that there is a difference between one's character and one's reputation and how do the inhabitants of salem and the accused in the trials exemplify this
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children with which attachment classification often show increased distress at their mother's absence but refuse her comfort when she returns in the strange situation?
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a 14-year-old child, whose parents are addicted to alcohol, draws attention away their family's primary problem by smoking, shoplifting, and cutting school. what role is this child assuming?
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prejudice often leads a person to treat the target of the prejudicial attitude differently than others, typically in a negative or disadvantaged way. this behavioral shift is called .
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a debate on whether the federal government should raise or lower interest rates is a debate about what kind of policy? responses economic economic legitimate legitimate foreign foreign social
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antonia has lots of friends and enjoys spending time with them. she is usually very talkative and eager to try new things. she most clearly ranks high on the big five trait dimension known as
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the substantial-capacity test states that an individual should have the mental capacity to understand that an act is wrong or conform their behavior to the law. question 3 options: true false
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psychology a triangle always has three angles and three sides. a square always has four equal sides and four right angles. these examples of very specific sets of characteristics are known as
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when parents are very involved with their children and place few demands or controls on them, baumrindrefers tothe parenting style as
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environmental influences on intelligence exist, such as poverty, malnutrition, or exposure to lead. however, it is often difficult to disentangle the effects of such influences. why is that?
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a document executed to communicate an individual's wishes regarding consent to treat, or refusal of treatment, when the individual is not able to speak for himself or herself is known as
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which term describes the principle of give and take, as happens when someone reveals personal information to us, and we generally feel obliged to reveal some of our own personal information?
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tad gets an a in his psychology finals. when he tells his mother, she praises him for his brilliance. tad's mother has committed which error?
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anthropologist will not only study the bones of early ancestors, they will also examine the tools. complex tools shows an increased cognition that is seen improving through time. just compare a computer ability in 1960s to a computer today. you can seen improvement in the tools which shows learning and adaptation. using the virtual images provided compare and contrast oldowan tools to achulean tools. what similarities and differences can you observe? what makes you think the oldowan tools are not just rocks? in what specific ways do oldowan tools differ from achulean tools? be able to identify them for the exam.
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scott's parents report that for the last two years scott (age 9) has become the "most difficult child." they do not know what to do. they tell the psychologist that scott seems to have high euphoric moods and low moods where he is irritable, but most of all he has severe outbursts of temper and destruction that come out of nowhere. according to scott's parents, these outbursts of rage are happening about four times a week both at home and at school. scott's parents are worried because scott's teachers are starting to express great distress and none of scott's friends seem to show this kind of behavior. the psychologist is most likely to diagnose scott as having:
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which of the following statements about environmental hazards in american communities is not accurate? group of answer choices economic resources and political clout have little to do with where polluting facilities are constructed. poorer communities are more likely to be victims of toxic waste exposure than are more affluent or even average (middle class) communities. environmental hazards are located disproportionately in minority and poor neighborhoods. polluting facilities are often built in neighborhoods undergoing demographic and social transition. polluting industries are more likely to target communities with fewer resources to organize a resistance.
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what did cochrane discover when he joined the project that demonstrated the importance of an anthropological way of seeing? group of answer choices staff members had been conducting interviews with community leaders on a wide range of topics without anthropological training. no one had asked the people in the communities what the food taboos were and why they existed. archaeologists had been brought in to analyze cultural artifacts in order to discover something about the food taboos. many different social science perspectives had been discussed as ways to understand the root of the issue.
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north america is about 80% urbanized. this means that 80% of north american a. cities contain 1 million or more people. b. people live in cities. c. territory is covered with urban structures like streets and commercial buildings. d. resources are used in cities. e. places are cities.
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which of the following best defines bicameral? a. insulation of one house of congress from popular pressures b. a legislative body divided into two houses or chambers c. powers of the federal government specifically mentioned in the constitution d. authority of congress to make whatev
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there are various motivations behind attacks. what is one thing they all have in common? they all break laws in the country in which the victim lives. they all are trying to show of their technical skills. they all have some social or political goal. they are all after financial gain.
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hat is the term used when the president and his advisors formulate a plan primarily designed to protect the independence and political integrity of the united states by strategizing defense against actual or potential enemies?
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question what does the bureaucracy consist of? responses all offices, agencies, and departments in the government all offices, agencies, and departments in the government the white house press corps the white house press corps senate offices senate offices just the legislative branch
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carlie's brothers make fun of the girls on the high school softball team for being masculine. carlie likes to play softball but sees herself as a feminine girl who likes dresses and makeup. carlie is likely to:
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