Cells in the prefrontal cortex, premotor cortex, and ____ prepare for a movement, sending messages to the primary motor cortex
a. posterior parietal cortex
b. secondary motor cortex
c. somatosensory cortex
d. supplementary motor cortex
d
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When the fMRI technique is used in studying language comprehension,
a. both the left and the right hemisphere are active, though their functions are somewhat different. b. people's responses occur so quickly that the fMRI is not especially useful. c. the results reveal that people who have experienced strokes show remarkably normal patterns of brain activity. d. the results reinforce the conclusion that language tasks are handled exclusively by the left hemisphere.
If a distribution of numerical scores contains one or two extremely high values, compared to the rest of the scores, which measure of central tendency would produce the most representative value?
a. the mean b. the median c. the mode d. the standard deviation
Researchers asked individuals from different cultural backgrounds to write self-descriptions as part of a research study. These researchers found that:
a. Asians tended to list more shared qualities, while Americans tended to list more individualistic characteristics b. Asians tended to list more individualistic characteristics, while Americans tended to list more shared qualities c. Asians and Americans both tended to list more shared qualities than individualistic characteristics d. Asians and Americans both tended to list more individualistic characteristics than shared qualities
Which of the following statements is true about measuring intelligence?
A) Intelligence tests assess an individual's potential to learn a specialized activity. B) The differences among intelligence, aptitude, and achievement tests are clear-cut. C) Aptitude tests assess a wider range of skills than intelligence tests. D) Achievement tests assess a narrower range of skills than intelligence and aptitude tests.