According to Your Psychology Text,which of the Following Statements Is

question 189

Multiple Choice

According to your psychology text,which of the following statements is FALSE concerning women and ethnic minorities in the field of psychology?

• A) By 1906 in America, about one psychologist in 10 was a woman.
• B) By 2000, the percentage of undergraduate and graduate degrees that have been
• Awarded to women is 40 percent.
• C) Margaret Washburn was the first woman to be awarded a Ph.D.in psychology in
• 1894.
• D) Inez Beverly Prosser, the first African-American female psychologist, was awarded
• Her Ph.D.in 1933.

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Definitions:

Forced Vital Capacity

The total volume of air that can be forcibly exhaled from the lungs after taking the deepest breath possible.

Lungs

Pair of respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates where blood is oxygenated and carbon dioxide is removed.

Air

The invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.

Dysrhythmia

An irregularity in heart rhythm; also called arrhythmia.