Overall, most studies suggest that the heritability of intelligence is
a. about 10%. c. between 40% and 60%.
b. between 15% and 25%. d. virtually 100%.
C
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Regarding noise pollution, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Noise pollution is a major source of environmental stress. b. Noise pollution can add to the attentional overload people experience in urban areas. c. Noise pollution has an immediate, damaging impact on people's hearing abilities. d. Noise pollution can contribute to a state of learned helplessness in children who are exposed to it.
Scott abuses alcohol even though he has paid thousands of dollars in fines, been fired three times, has been divorced, and was advised by his doctor to quit drinking because of possible liver damage. Scott has had several drinks a day for the last three years. Scott:
A. suffers from alcoholism B. is a problem drinker C. is likely to be Japanese D. suffers from alcohol intoxication
Haier believes his research shows that higher intellectual performances are related to
a. greater brain efficiency. b. having larger corpus callosums. c. having "harder working" brains. d. all of these.
If asked, "Which is more probable? A. Janice wears glasses and is a librarian. B. Janice is a librarian.". Most people would answer A, although A is less likely to be true than B. According to Tversky and Kahneman, such faulty conclusions are based on
a. the framing effect. b. convergent thinking. c. divergent thinking. d. the representativeness heuristic.