The "silent killer" refers to __________
a) alcoholism
b) drug addiction
c) strokes
d) hypertension
Answer: d
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The little girl across the street loves to play basketball in her driveway, and you see her out shooting hoops almost every day (she’s really good at it, too!). But for the past couple of weeks, you notice that she hasn’t been out at all. Talking to a neighbor one day, you learn that the little girl’s father wanted her to play basketball someday at the collegiate level, and so he began paying her $5.00 an hour for her basketball playing. The father thought that this would give the little girl some incentive to practice and get really good at the game, but instead the little girl lost interest in basketball entirely. It is obvious that
A. extrinsic rewards undermined spontaneous interest. B. intrinsic rewards undermined spontaneous interest. C. the little girl's choices reflect a growing maturity. D. the little girl was intrinsically motivated to stop playing basketball.
What can we conclude about the relationship between a person's age of acquisition of a second language and his or her mastery of grammar?
a. So far, no research has demonstrated a relationship between these two variables. b. Linguistically skilled individuals tend to master grammar better if they learn a second language during childhood; individuals with below-average skills tend to master grammar better if they learn a second language during adulthood. c. The results clearly support the critical period hypothesis, because people have greater mastery of grammar if they learn a second language during childhood. d. The results are complicated, because the answer depends on the match between the two languages, as well as the amount of education in the second language.
Regarding the effects of socioeconomic status (SES), which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. One way to look at environmental effects is to compare children adopted by parents of high or low SES. b. Children who grow up in high SES homes develop higher IQs than those reared by lower SES parents. c. The higher SES homes provide an enriched environment, with better nutrition, greater educational opportunities, and other advantages. d. The IQs of high SES children are more dramatically influenced by environmental factors than the IQs of low SES children.