The __________ is believed to be responsible for the female advantage in average life expectancy
A) gender difference in alcohol consumption
B) protective value of the extra X chromosome
C) risk factor of the extra Y chromosome
D) gender difference in preventative health care
B
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How could you measure the validity of a new test intended to measure nervousness?
a. Determine whether scores on the test form a normal distribution. b. Determine whether scores on the test correlate with hand shaking and voice tremor. c. Test people in two or more countries and see whether the results are similar. d. Test people repeatedly and see whether they get about the same score each time.
For Adler, the determining force in behavior is social interest
a. True b. False
The psychometric approach to personality has led researchers to believe that personality
a. is best thought of in terms of a set of dispositional traits. b. develops through a series of stages. c. cannot be measured. d. is not affected by biological factors.
The hypothalamus controls the ___________
a. hypnotic suggestibility ratio b. sleep–wake cycle c. frequency of nightmares d. growth hormones that occur during sleep e. behavior of the cerebellum