What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? Provide at least two examples of how the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis impacts our perceptions of the world.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2Of the following, the crime with the highest recidivism rate within three years of release from prison is ________.
A) murder
B) rape
C) drug violations
D) car theft
Question 3What did Solomon Asch's experiment on group conformity demonstrate?
A) Because of group pressure, most people are willing to say things they know are not true.
B) Americans are highly individualistic and reluctant to conform to group pressure.
C) Women are more susceptible to group pressure than men.
D) Younger people are more susceptible to group pressure than older adults.
Question 4Identify and define the seven basic elements of nonmaterial culture.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 5What are the two most significant anchoring devices that insulate a person from a life of crime and imprisonment?
A) a good lawyer and big expense account
B) neighborhood and income
C) race and ethnicity
D) marriage and education
Question 6What is the most common martial status found among inmates in U.S. state prisons?
A) married
B) divorced
C) widowed
D) never married
Question 7Are gestures universal? Defend your answer.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 8Who conducted the classic experiment addressing the power of peer pressure that included six stooges and one actual test subject viewing cards with lines of varying length?
A) Stanley Milgram
B) Robert Merton
C) Philip Zimbardo
D) Solomon Asch
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