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Current that is typically 60 hertz is A) direct current. B) alternating current. C) either of these D) neither of these Answer: In an electrically neutral atom the number of protons in the nucleus is equal to the number of […]

Descartes believed the mind and brain were the same thing. Answer: Anarchists deny the legitimacy of all governmental powers. Answer: T Hume maintained there was good reason to remain skeptical about knowledge. Answer: T The Ontological argument defines God as […]

According to Hume, determinism is essential for free will. Answer: According to Campbell, our power of free will is a creative power which comes into play when our desires conflict with morality. Answer: T Narratives are always accurate. Answer: F […]

Kant credits Hume for awakening him from his “dogmatic slumber”. Answer: According to Locke, if a sovereign fails to do its duty, the people will have the right to overthrown the sovereign. Answer: T Emotivism is an Argument from Diversity. […]

Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics lays out the basis for a Virtue Ethics. Answer: Virtue Ethics focuses on development of character. Answer: T A priori knowledge is derived from experience. Answer: F According to Berkeley, physical substance does not exist. Answer: T […]

A posteriori knowledge is derived without reference to experience. Answer: The basic law of identity is compatible with the memory standard of identity. Answer: F According to Occasionalism, there is a perfect preestablished harmony between mind and body. Answer: F […]

According to Sartre, the only thing man did not choose was his own existence. Answer: Hume’s ethics introduces the concept of Utility later employed in Utilitarianism. Answer: T The Ancient Greeks believed change was superior to permanence. Answer: F Both […]

Based on Kant’s emphasis on reason, morality would apply to all of the following EXCEPT a. normal adults b. children and the mentally challenged c. sentient being from another planet d. individuals from different cultures than ours Answer: Internalists are […]

Pojman holds that the accidental execution of an innocent person: a. is an acceptable loss b. does not or has not actually occurred c. is never an acceptable trade-off for the possible benefits of the death penalty. d. does count […]

According to the cultural relativist, a group that practices cannibalism is a. morally inferior to our own b. morally superior to our own c. neither morally inferior nor morally superior d. really hungry Answer: Darwinian theory and sentimentalism are a. […]

The standards, perceptions, and values the work group establishes for itself with or without approval by the organization is referred to as A) work ethic. B) employee principle. C) unionization. D) normative support. Answer: All of the following are characteristic […]

The frustration-aggression hypothesis was first proposed by A) Berkowitz and Simpson. B) the Dollard group. C) Albert Bandura. D) Konrad Lorenz. Answer: Alcohol and drug abuse appear to A) play a causal role in family violence. B) exacerbate but not […]

Most forms of white collar crime would fall into which of the following categories of aggressive behavior? A) Instrumental B) Hostile C) Passive-aggressive D) Functional Answer: Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between alcohol and aggression? A) […]

The backgrounds of persistent firesetters reveal that they were often A) the target of punishment where fire was used as the painful stimulus. B) from families with alcoholic parents. C) sexually abused. D) the youngest child in a family of […]

The statute that allows the detention or supervision of a juvenile presumed to be in need of protection is called A) Status Protection. B) Brawner Rule. C) PINS. D) Incorrigibility. Answer: All of the following are status offenses except A) […]

The street names “liquid ecstasy,” “scoop,” “liquid X,” “grievous bodily harm,” or “Georgia home boy” refer to A) ketamine. B) OxyContin. C) fentanyl. D) GHB. Answer: In which situation is bystander apathy LEAST likely to occur? A) A thief steals […]

Acts performed in response to orders from authority considered illegal or immoral by the larger community are called A) bystander apathy. B) reductionism. C) crimes of obedience. D) fundamental attribution error. Answer: Which diagnostic label has been associated with the […]

Which psychologist would most likely have prescription privileges? A) A psychologist working on a college campus in New York B) A psychologist working in mental health hospital in Virginia C) A psychologist working in a prison in California D) A […]

Match up the terminology in the left column to the definitions in the right column. A) The ability to bounce back quickly and adaptively from negative emotional experiences B) The ability to understand a person from his or her frame […]

Which practice accounts in part for the fact that ethnic minorities are disproportionately represented in arrest statistics? A) Racial profiling B) Geographic profiling C) Psychological autopsy D) Criminal profiling Answer: According to the text, although myths about rape are changing, […]

The United States has the highest reported incidence of rape in the world. Answer: In the revised definition of rape, force is presumed. Most adolescent sex offenders have a diagnosed mental disorder. Answer: TRUE Studies investigating the sociological correlates of […]

B. F. Skinner is considered the father of behaviorism. Answer: Neurological dysfunction due to faulty brain development is strongly linked to pathological violence. Answer: TRUE The term prediction of dangerousness has been replaced by the term criminal responsibility. Answer: FALSE […]

The primary similarity between terrorists and other violent offenders is their history of antisocial behavior. Answer: The weapon most commonly used in homicides in the United States is a knife. Answer: FALSE Territoriality is a central concept in Konrad Lorenz’s […]

The cycle of violence theory posits that coercive and punitive tactics in parenting increase the likelihood of later aggressive behavior and potential domestic violence. Answer: Like adult crime, juvenile crime overall has increased since the 1990s. Answer: FALSE Research on […]

Incidence refers to the total number of cases per year. Answer: Many survivors of child sexual abuse will never tell their stories or will delay revealing the incident. Answer: TRUE Criminal profiling is most often used to determine an offender’s […]

The use of amnesia as a defense has been largely unsuccessful in the United States. Answer: Kraemer, Lord, and Heilbrun (2004) found that serial offenders often prefer guns, while single victim offenders prefer hands on killing. Answer: FALSE Research studies […]

Inside a freely-falling elevator your A) acceleration is zero. B) weight is zero. C) gravitational interaction with Earth is zero. D) all the above E) none of the above Answer: Going from most significant to least significant, the atmospheric gases […]

The rather simple idea that, unless disturbed, younger sedimentary layers overlie older layers, is referred to as the principle of A) original horizontality. B) uniformitarianism. C) faunal succession. D) superposition. Answer: Just after a big fish swallows a small fish, […]

Might reverse osmosis be used to obtain fresh water from a sugar-water solution? A) No, osmosis and reverse osmosis only apply to aqueous solutions containing ions. B) Yes, reverse osmosis can be applied to any aqueous solution for the generation […]

A device that transforms mechanical energy to electrical energy is a A) generator. B) motor. C) transformer. D) magnet. E) none of the above Answer: The break-up of Pangaea began in the Mesozoic era A) during the Jurassic. B) during […]

The event horizon of a black hole is A) the surface below which no matter or energy can escape. B) the surface where light becomes trapped in a circular orbit around the black hole. C) the physical surface of the […]

Where does most of the solid mass of raw sewage end up after being collected at a treatment facility? A) It is injected into the water table. B) It is buried in landfills. C) It is sold to farmers for […]

A power line with a resistance of 2 ohms draws a current of 80 A. The power dissipated in the line is A) 40 W. B) 160 W. C) 320 W. D) 12,800 W. E) none of the above Answer: […]

An electric motor and electric generator are A) very similar devices. B) entirely different devices. C) none of the above Answer: When air is compressed, its temperature A) increases. B) decreases. C) neither of these Answer: A A nutritionist in […]

Emily Easygo can paddle her canoe at 8 m/s in still water. With this speed she then paddles upstream in a river that runs downstream at 6 m/s. Her friend sitting on shore sees her speed as A) 2 m/s. […]

Two lamps, a thick-filament one and a thin-filament one, are connected in parallel to a battery. The current is greater in the lamp with the A) thick filament. B) thin filament. C) same in each Answer: The force of air […]

Are the chemical reactions that take place in a disposable battery exothermic or endothermic? Is the reaction going on in a rechargeable battery while it is recharging exothermic or endothermic? A) An operating disposable battery is driven by endothermic reaction, […]

For the following balanced reaction, which of the following is a gas? 2 Na(l) + Cl2(g) → 2 NaCl(s) A) Na B) 2 Na C) Cl2 D) Cl E) NaCl Answer: Which best describes the intrinsic motion of stars? A) […]

The “Cambrian explosion” refers to the A) great many meteorite bombardments that occurred during that time. B) great diversity of life that blossomed during that time. C) evolution and great diversity of blastoids during that time period. D) numerous volcanic […]

Which of the following statements describes a basic solution? A) [H3O+] > [OH–] B) [H3O+] < [OH–] C) [H3O+] [OH–] ≠ 1 10-14 D) [H3O+]/[OH–] = 1 10-14 E) [H3O+]/[OH–] = 1 Answer: When a gas in a container is […]

An element found in another galaxy exists as two isotopes. If 80.0 percent of the atoms have an atomic mass of 80.00 atomic mass units and the other 20.0 percent have an atomic mass of 82.00 atomic mass units, what […]

Which has the greater specific heat capacity; the filling of a hot piece of pie or the crust? A) the filling B) the crust C) depends on the temperature Answer: The equivalent (combined) resistance of 1-ohm, 2-ohm, and 3-ohm in […]

You can experience weight A) standing on Earth’s surface. B) in an accelerating elevator away from Earth. C) in a rotating habitat in space. D) all of the above Answer: Which has the highest frequency? A) red light. B) green […]

According to the shell model, which electrons play the most significant role in determining the properties of an atom? A) those in the innermost shell B) those in the shells between the innermost and outermost shells C) those in the […]

A beam of light emerges from water into air at an angle bent A) towards the normal B) away from the normal. C) in a direction parallel to the normal. D) in a direction perpendicular to the normal. E) not […]

Sedimentary rocks subjected to melting become A) lithified. B) metamorphic rocks. C) igneous rocks. D) limestone. Answer: An object is thrown vertically into the air. Because of air resistance, the time for its descent will be A) longer than the […]

Near our planet Earth are A) cosmic rays. B) magnetic fields. C) both of these D) none of the above Answer: The isotope lithium-7 has a mass of 7.0160 atomic mass units, and the isotope lithium-6 has a mass of […]

The shell model presented in this book is not very accurate. Why then is it presented? A) It reminds us that the study of matter relates to the solar system. B) Most instructors are not good enough artists to duplicate […]

If an atom has 43 electrons, 56 neutrons, and 43 protons, what is its approximate atomic mass? What is the name of this element? A) atomic mass, 137 amu; Barium B) atomic mass, 99 amu; Technetium C) atomic mass, 99 […]

Different colors of light correspond to different light A) velocities. B) intensities. C) polarities. D) frequencies. E) none of the above Answer: When Jean standing on slippery ice catches her leaping dog Daisy, the momentum of both Jean and Daisy […]