The Material in the Textbook on Gender and Ethnicity in the Field

question 172

Multiple Choice

 The material in the textbook on gender and ethnicity in the field of psychology suggests that ____. 

• A)although minorities and women have been involved in psychology for many years, they are still underrepresented in many areas of the field
• B)unlike other fields where women and minorities are outnumbered, in psychology, women and minorities outnumber men and Caucasians
• C)while men outnumber women earning doctorates in psychology, Caucasians outnumber minorities
• D)while minorities outnumber Caucasians within the ranks of employment in psychology, men outnumber women

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Definitions:

Electrical Charge

A physical property that causes matter to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field, categorized as positive, negative, or neutral.

Sensory Neurons

Specialized neurons responsible for converting external stimuli from the environment into internal electrical impulses for the brain.

Sense Organs

Body parts responsible for receiving and processing sensory stimuli (eyes, ears, nose, skin, and tongue).

Spinal Cord

The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column. It transmits nerve signals from the brain to the rest of the body.