______ provide more specific information and function best in bright light, while _____ provide less specific information and function best in dim light.
a. Cones; rods
b. Rods; cones
c. Bipolar cells; ganglion cells
d. Ganglion cells; bipolar cells
Answer: a. Cones; rods
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a. Tom, a copy machine operator b. Suzanne, an analyst c. Moe, a typist d. Ursula, a janitor
One problem with cross-cultural research studies is that they
a. must always conclude that similar behavior found in children of different cultures must be biologically determined. b. can never conclude that similar behavior found in children of different cultures may be biologically determined. c. can never be of much benefit to developmental psychologists. d. must make certain that the tasks given to children from different cultures are equated with respect to language and the type of task used.
Which of the following is credited with introducing the term operant conditioning?
A) Albert Bandura B) B. F. Skinner C) Sigmund Freud D) Erik Erikson
Tallulah is a psychologist who plans to study the directionality of the relationship between socioeconomic status and intelligence. She would like to determine whether socioeconomic status predicts intelligence or if intelligence predicts socioeconomic status. Which of the following research designs would allow her to examine this question?
A. Measure IQ in a group of young children whose parents have the same socioeconomic status and then measure the children's IQ again when they are adults. B. Measure IQ in a group of adults with similar socioeconomic status. C. Measure IQ in a group of adults and assess whether their current socioeconomic status is different from their parents when growing up. D. Identify a group of children with the same IQ and socioeconomic status and give them IQ tests each year until they reach adulthood.