Christine conducts cross-cultural research and Betty conducts multicultural research. Which statement is most likely to be true?
a. Christine is more interested in discovering differences between her samples than is Betty.
b. Betty is more likely to use social psychological research methods.
c. Christine is more likely to sample individuals from many different cultures.
d. Betty is more likely to find differences between her samples than is Christine.
c
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As the age difference between siblings increases, the correlation between their intelligence scores:
A) increases. B) decreases. C) becomes more negative. D) remains constant.
According to Barry, Rich, and Carlson (1993), functional adaptations to exercise in frail elderly patients include
A. increase in anxiety and appetite B. decrease in socialization C. increase in maintenance of lean body mass, weight control, and metabolic rate D. decrease in plasma volume and insulin receptor sensitivity
Researchers have coined the term infantile amnesia to explain the fact that
A. infants have only explicit memories. B. people have few autobiographical memories before the age of three. C. people have a limited amount of storage and as they acquire "new" memories, "old" memories (from infancy) drop out. D. information processing occurs at a very early age, but metacognition develops much later.
Why is the rate of depression twice as high for women compared to men in many cultures?
a) This is an artifact of higher rates of treatment seeking among women. b) Women appear to have excessive amounts of the neurotransmitter that plays a key role in depression. c) The increased divorce rate has been more traumatic to how women view themselves and their purpose in life. d) Traditional gender roles predispose women to behave in ways that make them less likely to overcome depression.