For both boys and girls, one of the strongest predictors of sexual activity is the

A) actual level of sexual activity of their best friends.
B) perceived level of sexual activity of their best friends.
C) raging hormones that guide the behavior of their friends.
D) actual level of sexual activity of their best friends and raging hormones.

A sociologist coming from this theoretical tradition would be most interested in studying the cultural significance of the universal regulation of sexuality through the incest taboo.

A) Functionalism
B) Conflict theory
C) Symbolic interactionism
D) Socialist-feminism

The fMRI has several important advantages over the PET scan. Which of the following is not one of those advantages?

A) it can provide images of both brain structures and brain activities
B) it requires no injections of radioactive tracers
C) it can identify locations of activity with greater precision than a PET scan
D) It can detect changes in under 5 minutes, versus the 20 minutes required by a PET scan

What is Leta Hollingworth most well-known for

A)  debunking theories that proposed that women are inferior to men 
B)  founding one of the early psychology laboratories in America 
C)  being the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology 
D)  being the first woman president of the American Psychological Association

In the workplace, __________ tends to be associated with better performance in jobs such as sales that require interacting with many different people.

A) neuroticism
B) extraversion
C) conscientiousness
D) openness to experience

Which of the following occurs among individuals who cannot or choose not to conform to societal gender norms and those who deviate from their gender behavior?

A) gender variation
B) behavior anomaly
C) frotteurism
D) transmisogyny

A sociologist from this tradition is most likely to assert the following: "Social policy advocating the assimilation of a unique minority group is an abuse of power and a demonstration of the dominant culture's attempt to absorb a less powerful one."

A) Functionalist
B) Conflict theorist
C) Symbolic interactionist
D) Symbolic functionalist

Analogy: Negative reinforcement is to punishment as _______ is to _______.

A) presenting; withdrawing
B) withdrawing; presenting
C) aversive; pleasant
D) give; take