David Buss (1990 and 2003) conducted a massive study of over 10,000 young people in 37 countries. What ranked as the first criterion for marriage?
a. bride's/groom's family income
b. mutual attraction and love
c. likelihood of becoming a good mother/father
d. sexual ability
Answer: B
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_____ are cells in the nervous system that communicate with one another to perform information-processing tasks.
A) Glia B) Oligodendrocytes C) Mitochondria D) Neurons
Mina's teacher expected her to be a troublemaker like her older brother and treated her with suspicion. Despite this, Mina did very well in the class. Which piece of research on self-fulfilling prophecies is relevant?
A. What looks like a self-fulfilling prophecy may be an accurate assessment by the teacher. B. It is unclear whether self-fulfilling prophecies tend to do more harm than good. C. Self-fulfilling prophecies can be especially influential on students who belong to groups that are already stigmatized. D. Self-fulfilling prophecies do occur in the classroom, but they are only one of many influences on student achievement.
When we graph the results of an experiment, the Y axis indicates the
a. measure of central tendency we have used for the dependent variable. b. raw score values for each subject on the dependent variable. c. raw score values for each subject on the independent variable. d. levels of the independent variable.
The jerky movements when we send our eyes from one location to another are called __________
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.