Which is the best summary statement to characterize the heritability of intelligence?
a. Environmental factors only minimally affect intelligence.
b. Genetic factors only minimally affect intelligence.
c. Genetic factors account for about half of the variation in intelligence test scores among individuals.
d. Genetic factors account for about 90% of the variation in intelligence test scores among individuals.
C
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a. creative b. deductive c. illogical d. inductive
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a. clue to the future c. hate-filled thought b. disguised wish d. shameful sexual memory
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A) PET scan studies of people diagnosed with DID B) a steep increase in DID rates from the 1970s to 1990s C) evidence for memory dissociation in those diagnosed with DID D) the association between DID and stressful events.
When G. Stanley Hall defined adolescence, he felt it applied to young people aged
a. 5-15. b. 10-18. c. 14-24. d. 14-30.