A Counterintuitive Research Finding Involving Depression Is That

question 139

Multiple Choice

A counterintuitive research finding involving depression is that

• A)mildly depressed people have a more accurate view of circumstances than do nondepressed people.
• B)mildly depressed people assume they have more control over the outcome of events than do nondepressed people.
• C)nondepressed people are less attentive to reality than are depressed people.
• D)nondepressed people have a more accurate view of circumstances than do depressed people.

Identify and differentiate between sociological perspectives on crime and deviance, such as functionalism, conflict theory, social control, and postmodernism.

Understand the concepts of common law and the distinction between crimes and deviance.

Recognize the variability and social construction of deviance definitions.

Explore gender differences in perceptions and standards of deviance.

---

Definitions:

Innate

Inborn or natural characteristics and instincts not acquired or learned.

Social Motives

The driving forces behind people's engagement in social behavior, including needs for affiliation, achievement, and power.

Social Interactions

The process by which individuals act and react in relation to others, involving exchanges that are foundationally human and essential for the development of societies.

Primary Motives

Fundamental drives that are biologically based, necessary for survival, such as hunger, thirst, and avoidance of pain.