Who probably scored the highest on the conscientiousness scale?
A) Garrett, who is about to go bungee jumping
B) Marlene, who is captain of the cheerleading squad
C) Cathy, who is the oldest of three children and has cared for her younger siblings
D) Mable, who is very quiet around strangers
Answer: C
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b. During allergy season, Bettina's sense of smell becomes duller. c. When her stereo is on, Carolyn does not notice an increase in her neighbor's television volume, but, whenshe is reading a book, Carolyn immediately notices the increased volume. d. As he has gotten older, David notices that his sense of taste has diminished. e. Etyda walks the same route every day. Now that the days are getting shorter and part of her walk is in the dark, Etyda notices more sounds that signal possible danger.
Nancy and Cliff had four children who did not have cystic fibrosis, but their fifth child was born with the disease. Cystic fibrosis is carried on a recessive gene. Given what you've learned in this chapter, how could this happen? a. It wasn't until the fifth child that both parents passed on the allele for this illness
b. Recessive genes normally skip a generation, but after the parents had five children, the gene was expressed. c. Their fifth child must have been a boy, which makes it more probable that he would have the illness. d. Their fifth child must have been a girl, which makes it more probable that she would have the illness.
In a study that assessed American children aged 4 to 11 years of age, watching television predicted gains in ____
body fat academic scores cognitive ability socio-emotional maturity
Chiante is an older adult who was taught the memory strategy of forming an image in her mind of the people's faces she met at the party and their names. This is an example of _______
a. list making b. an external memory aid c. an IQ aid d. an internal memory aid