__________ is the deprivation of oxygen during the birth process that may result in brain
damage.
Fill in the blanks with correct word
Anoxia
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Which of the following is the best example of the term "stereotype threat"?
a. A teenage girl realizes that she does not need to conform to the North American standards of beauty. b. A teenage boy worries that he won't be able to take good care of his infant niece because his friends recently told him that boys have no clue how to handle babies. c. A male college graduate says he knows that women can be good at math, but he doesn't really believe this. d. When making judgments about an acquaintance, a female college graduate remembers more gender-consistent information than gender-inconsistent information.
In a negatively skewed distribution, the mean is _____ the median and _____ the mode
a. greater than; greater than b. less than; less than c. greater than; less than d. less than; greater than
Sandy asked Professor Alperson how decreased volumes in cortical structures and enlarged ventricles predispose a person to schizophrenia. Having read the recent research, Professor Alperson says, ____
a. "They reduce dopamine activity in the brain by blocking dopamine receptor sites in post-synaptic neurons." b. "They increase the availability of dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain and increase the severity of the symptoms." c. "They may create subconnections between different brain regions, thereby overloading neural circuitry." d. "They may result in weak or aberrant connections between the different brain regions, leading to reductions in the integrative function of the brain."
When people take several very different mental abilities tests, their scores across tests are often similar or positively correlated. This best supports:
a. Spearman's two-factor theory of intelligence b. Gardner's multiple intelligences theory c. Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence d. Cattell's concept of crystallized and fluid intelligence