School Teachers And Sumo Wrestlers
How would placing a fine for picking up a child late from a daycare center (say $3) affect the parents’ behavior?
A. Behavior decreases
B. Behavior increases
C. No change in behavior
B. Behavior increases
Which term best correlates to a higher sale price when selling homes?
A. Great Neighborhood!
B. Charming!
C. Maple
D. Spacious
C. Maple
How much money does the leader of a gang make a month, assuming the gang makes $32,000 total a month (according to the Black Disciples)?
A. $2,500
B. $5,300
C. $8,500
D. $10,700
C. $8,500
Which policy has generated the most argument and discussion regarding both rights and theories in terms of crime prevention during the 1990s?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. Roe v. Wade
C. Brown v. Board of Education
D. Marbury v. Madison
B. Roe v. Wade
Having books in the home is a signal of a high-achieving student.
A. True
B. False
A. True - but not for the reasons you may think
On April 15, 1987, the International Revenue Service changed a rule which now required tax filers to provide a social security number for each dependent child in America rather than just a name. How many children “disappeared” that night (how many fake children did taxpayers register)?
A. 2 million
B. 4 million
C. 7 million
D. 10 million
C. 7 million
Which term best correlates to a lower selling price when selling homes?
A. Gourmet
B. Corian
C. New
D. Immaculate
D. Immaculate
The most dangerous job according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a timber cutter. How many more times (if at all) is a person more likely to get killed from being in a gang for four years (according to the Black Disciples) than being a timber cutter?
A. Timber cutting is more dangerous
B. It's the same risk
C. 15 times more likely
D. 50 times more likely
D. 50 times more likely
Assuming you make the average amount of money per week, how many compensated weeks of pay would it take to pay for a heart?
A. 220
B. 365
C. 520
D. 879
C. 520
Two people, DeShawn Williams and Jake Williams, apply to the same job for the same employer with identical resumes. In a study, however, Jake Williams was found to receive more callbacks than DeShawn Williams. Why is this the case?
A. The employer is a racist
B. The employer believes DeShawn will not be able to perform as well as Jake
C. All of the above
D. We cannot determine a reason why this is the case
D. We cannot determine a reason why this is the case
In a sumo bout of 15 rounds, 8 out of 15 is a winning record. In the last round, would a sumo wrestler with a record of 8-6 be likely to let a 7-7 record wrestler beat him?
A. Yes
B. No
A. Yes
How a real estate agent, funeral director, a car salesmen all treat their clients depends primarily on:
A. How much they are paid
B. How their incentives are aligned with their customers'
C. Whether or not they have a personal relationship with the client
B. How their incentives are aligned
According to the authors, if one was to talk about their “Drug sales” that person is referencing
A. only the money from dealing crack cocaine
B. only the money from dealing heroin
C. the money from dealing both crack cocaine and heroin
D. None of the above
A. only the money from dealing crack cocaine
According to the authors, from 1991-2001 what was the most prominent reason for the drop in crime rates?
A. Innovative policing strategies
B. Increased reliance on prisons
C. Changes in crack and other drug markets
D. Aging of the population
A. Innovative policing strategies
Which of the following names DO NOT reflect high-education parents according to data from California birth certificates?
A. Heaven
B. Glynnis
C. Oona
D. Zofia
Waverly
A. Heaven
On which occasion would the average person be more likely to leave money for a bagel at their workplace?
A. Valentine’s Day
B. Labor Day
B. Labor Day
What do the KuKluxKlan and real estate agents have in common?
A. They both achieve their goals by possessing information other parties may not have access to
B. They both exhibit making a lot of money, but they both work at low wages
C. They both do not have an education
D. They both have a strong media presence
A. They both achieve their goals by possessing information other parties may not have access to
True or False? Most crack dealers earn a lot of money in comparison to the average annual income of $61,000
A. True
B. False
B. False
What happened to the number of executions in the United States from 1980-1990?
A. Halved
B. Tripled
C. Quadrupled
D. Doubled
C. Quadrupled
Which of the following factors most strongly correlate with HIGH test scores?
A. The child’s parents recently moved to a better neighborhood
B. The child’s parents read to him everyday
C. The child has highly educated parents
D. The child’s family is intact
c. The child has highly educated parents
What is an indication (though not enough alone) that a teacher may be cheating in her classroom?
A. Students attendance as recorded by the teacher
B. A long string of same answers on a test
C. Students doing bad on tests
D. All of the above
B. A long string of same answers on a test
The authors claim that a real estate agent's main goal when it comes to selling houses for their clients is:
A. To sell the house for the most amount of money possible
B. To persuade the homeowner to sell their house for less than what it is worth and as quickly as possible
C. To convince the buyers to buy the house at the max price
D. To take their time selling a house
B. To persuade the homeowner to sell their house for less than what it is worth and as quickly as possible
What is the estimated annual salary of a crack-dealing gang’s Board of Directors (top 20 bosses of the gang)?
A. $50,000
B. $100,000
C. $500,000
D. $1,000,000
C. $500,000
How much does it cost to keep someone incarcerated (in jail) per year?
A. $3,500
B. $50,000
C. $6,000
D. $25,000
D. $25,000
Which of the following factors most strongly correlate with LOW test scores?
A. The child had a low birthweight
B. The child is regularly spanked
C. The child frequently watches television
D. The child’s mother did not work between birth and kindergarten
A. The child had a low birthweight