A cultural system of rules that minimize ambiguity is called __________

a. uncertainty avoidance
b. certainty avoidance
c. uncertainty attributions
d. certainty attributions

Answer: A: uncertainty avoidance

Psychology

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Stopping bad behavior by taking away something good is known as __________

a. positive reinforcement b. negative reinforcement c. positive punishment d. negative punishment

Psychology

While highly educated women tend to have very different sexual lives than less educated women, and highly religious women tend to have very different sexual lives than nonreligious women, the corresponding differences for men are much smaller. This is evidence of the fact that women ____

a. are more likely to view sex in terms of social exchange theory b. experience the Coolidge effect to a greater extent c. have greater erotic plasticity d. have a lower attachment drive

Psychology