X-rays of epiphyses enable doctors to estimate children’s ________
A) adult weight
B) loss of baby teeth
C) brain development
D) skeletal age
Answer: D
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In his replication and adaptation of Stanley Milgram's classic obedience study, what did Burger (2009) find?
A. Obedience levels were much higher for men than for women, but in both cases the levels were higher than Milgram reported. B. Obedience levels were much higher for women than for men, but in both cases the levels were higher than Milgram reported. C. Obedience levels were almost nonexistent, as participants forcefully refused to be involved in shocking another human being. D. Obedience levels were only slightly lower than those found by Milgram in the 1960s.
Regarding hereditary influences and schizophrenia, it is most accurate to say that
a. heredity has been ruled out as a factor in schizophrenia. b. some people may inherit a potential for developing schizophrenia. c. the children of schizophrenic parents are least likely to develop schizophrenia. d. if one identical twin is schizophrenic, the other will definitely develop schizophrenia at some time in his or her life.
Which of the following statements regarding heritability is accurate?
A) Heritability applies to a single individual rather than differences among individuals. B) Heritability tells us whether a trait can be changed. C) Heritability is estimated by family studies, twin studies, and adoption studies. D) Heritability is a fixed number.
Zola's research involved eye tracking while participants read sentences. Fixations were
longer when a word occurred with another word a. that it was usually associated with. b. with which it had several letters in common. c. that had the same meaning. d. it was not usually associated with. e. that it sounded like.