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Question 1

The Prisoner’s Dilemma illustrates that

A : although cooperation would benefit both players, individual incentives usually cause them to not cooperate,resulting in worse outcomes for both players than if they had cooperated

B : participants in a simulated prison environment will conform to their roles as aggressive guards or passiveprisoners regardless of their personalities

C : prisoners eventually develop their own societies while in confinement that become an important source ofsupport and make departure from prison difficult

D : the deterrent value of the death penalty is questionable since many criminals would find it difficult to choosebetween life in prison and the death penalty

E : although both players would benefit from the fair sharing of a common renewable resource, the resourcewill disappear without formal rules of sharing

Answer: A

Question 2

Cyclical unemployment refers to

A : the relation between unemployment and a worker’s changing level of experience.

B : B. year-to-year fluctuations of unemployment around its natural rate.

C : C. long-term trends in unemployment.

D : D. short-term changes in employment, such as a need for more worker-training.

E : E. unemployment due to the inability of workers to relocate.

Answer: B

Question 3

Which of the following is a model of multicultural education in which students learn about the contributions andcharacteristics of many different cultures via the use of multicultural literature, multi-linguistics, diverseresources, and people?

A : Transformative Multicultural model

B : Human Relations model

C : Single Case model

D : Melting Pot model

E : Blender model

Answer: A

Question 4

Which of the following would NOT be an implication of the constructivist view of learning as it directs ateacher’s lesson?

A : Teachers should plan instructional activities in the form of problems for students to solve

B : As teachers plan, they should recognize that substantive learning takes place over long periods of time andoften entails periods of confusion

C : Teachers should plan lessons that allow students to interact socially as they learn

D : Teachers should plan lessons that systematically shape the student’s response.

E : Teachers should plan lessons that facilitate the student’s ability to build his or her own knowledge

Answer: D

Question 5

Aversive conditioning is a form of

A : behavior therapy

B : cognitive therapy

C : desensitization

D : dissonance

E : learning by observation

Answer: A

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