If you were to interview a representative sample of 100 women and 100 men who are 50 years old, about how many of them would likely report having been on a diet to control their weight?
a. 51% of women and 42% of men
b. 42% of women and 51% of men
c. 87% of women and 59% of men
d. 59% of women and 87% of men
c
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Cognitive-factors explanations appeal to changes in
a. autonomic responses. b. environmental conditions. c. overt behaviors. d. beliefs and expectations.
Perreault et al (2011) showed that individuals with ASD were superior at detecting bilateral symmetry in patterns of dots, and concluded that this was evidence against the Weak Central Coherence theory. This conclusion can be criticised because:
a. The study did not rule out the use of local cues to do the task b. Some participants may have had problems in resolving the small dots c. The duration of the stimulus presentations may have disadvantaged the control group d. The global cues to symmetry were weak
How do neurons communicate? Describe how a neural impulse travels from a sending neuron to a receiving neuron. In your description, be sure to include the parts of a neuron and what happens at the synapse
What will be an ideal response?
An interviewer may choose to ask probing questions in order to
a. ask the interviewees to provide benchmarks for job performance. b. elicit more information from the interviewees. c. see how interviewees perform under pressure or stress. d. force interviewees to address topics they have been avoiding.