General findings concerning gender differences and IQ scores reveal that
a. women tend to score higher on verbal tasks than men.
b. women tend to score higher on geographical tasks than men.
c. women tend to score higher on advanced math reasoning tasks than do men.
d. women tend to score higher on spatial ability tasks than men.
Answer: a. women tend to score higher on verbal tasks than men.
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a. positive reinforcement b. negative reinforcement c. positive punishment d. negative punishment
Which of the following statements about enhancing adolescents' understanding of death is true?
A) Teenagers with permissive parents are more likely to turn to adults for guidance about death. B) Most teenagers believe that their parents are genuinely interested in discussing death with them. C) The majority of parents of teenagers feel inadequately prepared to discuss death with their children. D) Parents should impose their viewpoints and correct their teens' conflicting beliefs.
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a. modality correspondence c. spatiotemporal window b. topographical map d. bottom-up representation
Biofeedback is
a) a technique used to train people to control otherwise involuntary physical activity. b) generally ineffective in treating essential hypertension. c) useful in focusing attention on the physical problems. d) equivalent to placebo.