DSST Social Sciences 4

Question 1

Which psychological theory emphasizes that behavior is shaped by environmental stimuli and consequences rather than internal mental states?

Accepted Answer

Behaviorism

Answer

Behaviorism, championed by B.F. Skinner and John Watson, focuses on observable behaviors and the role of stimulus-response conditioning in shaping them.

Question 2

What term describes the process by which immigrants adopt the cultural norms and values of their new country?

Accepted Answer

Assimilation

Answer

Assimilation is the process by which individuals or groups adopt the cultural practices of the dominant culture, often losing aspects of their original culture.

Question 3

The 'tragedy of the commons,' as described by Garrett Hardin, refers to:

Accepted Answer

The overuse and depletion of shared resources when individuals act in self-interest

Answer

Hardin's concept describes how shared resources are inevitably depleted when individuals, acting independently and rationally in their own self-interest, overuse them.

Question 4

Which type of government is characterized by a concentration of power in a single leader or small group with no constitutional limits?

Accepted Answer

Authoritarianism

Answer

Authoritarian governments concentrate power in a single authority, limiting political freedoms and operating without meaningful constitutional constraints on leaders.

Question 5

In Keynesian economics, during a recession the government should:

Accepted Answer

Increase spending to stimulate aggregate demand

Answer

John Maynard Keynes argued that government spending should increase during recessions to stimulate demand and pull the economy out of downturns.

DSST - DANTES Subject Standardized Tests Practice Test

DSST - DANTES Subject Standardized Tests Practice Test

DSST Social Sciences 4