Research into the universality of facial expressions has revealed which of the following phenomena?
a. Babies can learn to express happiness with a frown if their parents consistently model such expressions.
b. Higher animals, including chimpanzees and orangutans, use the same facial muscles in the same proportions as human beings when expressing fear, anger, happiness, or surprise.
c. Blind children who have never seen a facial expression will express emotions with the same expressions as sighted people.
d. In cultures where the expression of emotions is considered inappropriate, facial expressions differ significantly from cultures where emotions are more freely expressed.
Answer: C
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Deviations from standardized testing procedures
a. do not affect scores unless the deviations are severe. b. should be avoided by an examiner regardless of the population in question. c. may be necessary for particular populations like the blind. d. can be avoided by never using tape recorded instructions.
Cross-cultural research on Eysenck's model of personality tends to find the same three dimensions of personality across cultures. Eysenck points to this finding as evidence for
A. a biological basis of personality. B. the importance of environmental influences on personality. C. evolutionary personality theory. D. the need for factor analysis.
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a. Apgar scale c. Riley scale b. Bayley scales d. Piaget scale