psyc 2101 Exam 5 #Questions with correct answers
Victims of rape trauma syndrome (RTS) and battered woman syndrome (BWS)
may also meet the criteria for _____, which is an established medical diagnosis. -
✔✔Post-traumatic stress disorder
Studies have shown that the most likely targets of harassment are __________. -
✔✔Young, unmarried women
hen determining whether a particular behavior is offensive, a judgment needs to
be made as to whether others in the same situation would have considered the
environment as hostile. This standard is referred to as the ________. -
✔✔Reasonable person standard
In police hiring, certain requirements became illegal. The courts ruled that the
following requirements constituted adverse impact on female applicants: -
✔✔Height
Even if a plaintiff in a sexual harassment case can prove that he has been
consistently subjected to unpleasant and offensive remarks, gestures, and
touching from male colleagues, he must have also ________. - ✔✔Reported these
problems to the employer
In assessing fairness, Francisco worked twice as many hours as Ben did and so
Francisco got paid twice what Ben got paid. This type of relationship between
contributions to an effort and the obtained rewards refers to: - ✔✔Distributive
justice
, Two basic forms of sexual harassment at work were categorized by Yale law
professor, _____. - ✔✔Catharine MacKinnon
When psychology and law are discussed as embodying different cultures, the
following underlying cultural differences are viewed as most important: -
✔✔Behaviors, values, and beliefs
Studies have found that women are most likely to experience sexual harassment
_____. - ✔✔In jobs dominated by men
Regarding the scientific validity of battered woman syndrome, all the following
statements are correct, EXCEPT: - ✔✔There has been a great deal of follow-up
research to support the validity of battered woman syndrome.
In abuse situations, hypervigilance can best be described as ________. -
✔✔Heightened attentiveness to the abuser's subtle behaviors
A meta-analysis of several dozen studies that collected data from tens of
thousands of people demonstrated that those who are targets of harassment
develop a variety of symptoms. Their problems might include: - ✔✔All of the
above
The passage of the sexual _____ law is a result of _____. - ✔✔Discrimination; a
ploy to dissuade support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Multiple studies have found that women who have experienced _____ trauma in
childhood or adolescence are _____ to face another such attack or abusive
relationship in adulthood. - ✔✔Sexual; several times more likely
Victims of rape trauma syndrome (RTS) and battered woman syndrome (BWS)
may also meet the criteria for _____, which is an established medical diagnosis. -
✔✔Post-traumatic stress disorder
Studies have shown that the most likely targets of harassment are __________. -
✔✔Young, unmarried women
hen determining whether a particular behavior is offensive, a judgment needs to
be made as to whether others in the same situation would have considered the
environment as hostile. This standard is referred to as the ________. -
✔✔Reasonable person standard
In police hiring, certain requirements became illegal. The courts ruled that the
following requirements constituted adverse impact on female applicants: -
✔✔Height
Even if a plaintiff in a sexual harassment case can prove that he has been
consistently subjected to unpleasant and offensive remarks, gestures, and
touching from male colleagues, he must have also ________. - ✔✔Reported these
problems to the employer
In assessing fairness, Francisco worked twice as many hours as Ben did and so
Francisco got paid twice what Ben got paid. This type of relationship between
contributions to an effort and the obtained rewards refers to: - ✔✔Distributive
justice
, Two basic forms of sexual harassment at work were categorized by Yale law
professor, _____. - ✔✔Catharine MacKinnon
When psychology and law are discussed as embodying different cultures, the
following underlying cultural differences are viewed as most important: -
✔✔Behaviors, values, and beliefs
Studies have found that women are most likely to experience sexual harassment
_____. - ✔✔In jobs dominated by men
Regarding the scientific validity of battered woman syndrome, all the following
statements are correct, EXCEPT: - ✔✔There has been a great deal of follow-up
research to support the validity of battered woman syndrome.
In abuse situations, hypervigilance can best be described as ________. -
✔✔Heightened attentiveness to the abuser's subtle behaviors
A meta-analysis of several dozen studies that collected data from tens of
thousands of people demonstrated that those who are targets of harassment
develop a variety of symptoms. Their problems might include: - ✔✔All of the
above
The passage of the sexual _____ law is a result of _____. - ✔✔Discrimination; a
ploy to dissuade support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Multiple studies have found that women who have experienced _____ trauma in
childhood or adolescence are _____ to face another such attack or abusive
relationship in adulthood. - ✔✔Sexual; several times more likely
