How does prejudice regarding overweight and obesity compare to racism and sexism?
a. While prejudice regarding overweight and obesity may be hurtful, it has very few serious effects compared to racism and sexism.
b. It appears as though the processes underlying prejudice regarding overweight and obesity are different.
c. Unlike racist and sexist attitudes, many people will openly admit and even act upon their negative attitudes toward obese people.
d. There is limited evidence of the existence of prejudice regarding overweight and obesity, while racism and sexism clearly exist.
C
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A) In conditioning paradigms, the performance of older adults is usually as good as younger adults. B) Older adults frequently do not understand the rationale for skill learning paradigms. C) Performance of older adults is usually much better than younger adults in lexical decision making tasks. D) Performance of older adults is usually just as good as younger adults in repetition-priming tasks.
A behavioral therapist would explain the hypochondriac's "sickness behavior" as
a. being reinforced by the sympathy and attention he or she receives. b. a reflection of the loss of meaning he or she feels regarding life. c. distorted thinking and perceptions regarding the world. d. the result of unconscious conflicts between the subparts of the personality.