dolores has moved to a big city for the first time in her life. she is excited by the opportunity to explore the city, but is also anxious about what she read recently about street crime in one of the city's neighborhoods. in reality, she is more at risk of harm from reckless drivers. what heuristic is she applying is this situation?

American sign language is a. not a distinct language by definition b. processed primarily by the left hemisphere, similar to other languages c. processed more or less equally by both the left and right hemispheres d. processed primarily by the right hemisphere because it is based on spatial characteristics

The continents of africa and south america used to "fit together” like puzzle pieces. about how far back in time would you have to go to find the formation of the atlantic ocean? 600 million years 430 million years 200 million years 90 million years

Chapter 1 what is the sociological perspective? why did durkheim say that some people are more likely to commit suicide? what does it mean that sociology us to see that “things are not as they seem"? what is the "sociological imagination"? how did industrialization and urbanization lead to the development of sociology? who is the "father" of sociology (and coined the term sociology)? what was the major goal of sociology’s pioneers like comte and durkheim? what did herbert spencer say? what did karl marx think caused social change? when did sociology become established as an academic discipline in the u.s.? what did w.e.b. dubois say was the major problem of the 20th century? what is the functionalist view of society? what is the main focus of the conflict perspective? why are gender and race important to the conflict perspective? what is the symbolic interactionist perspective? chapter 2 why is culture vital to human survival, and how is that different from animal instinct? what is the sapir-whorf hypothesis? what is a norm? what are mores and folkways? how does the u.s. compare to other nations in terms of how multicultural or culturally diverse it is? what is a subculture? what is a counterculture? what is cultural lag? can you give an example? what is the ethnocentrism vs. cultural relativism debate about?