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SGallaher96

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In an experiment designed to learn more about why some people perform so poorly on standardized tests, the researcher, Claude Steele, hypothesized that:
 
  a. IQ scores are directly linked to racial categories, no matter what other variables are present.
  b. IQ scores are linked to what students perceive to be the consequences of their getting a low score.
  c. IQ scores are positively correlated with higher socio-economic groups.
  d. IQ scores are not a fair measurement of intelligence.

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According to Lovaglia, why was the Zimbardo prison experiment so influential?
 
  a. it tested a condition that showed that a coercive setting can bring forth brutal behavior.
  b. it proved that Hitler was not really to blame for the Holocaust.
  c. it showed that when people are in prison they are likely to act in more conforming ways.
  d. it proved that prisons are not conducive places for rehabilitation.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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