Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called __________.
A. perception
B. sensation
C. adaptation
D. habituation
Answer: B
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a. embryo. b. neonate. c. fetus. d. zygote.
When Mexican American adolescents are compared to non-Hispanic White American adolescents, which of the following has been found?
A) Non-Hispanic White Americans are less competitive. B) Mexican Americans are expected to defer gratification and be future-oriented. C) Non-Hispanic White Americans are bigger risk-takers. D) all of the above
The United States' attempts to be tough with Iraqis have led to increasing Iraqi support for anti-American military forces, which would lend support to the ________ view of international conflict
A) deterrence view B) intergroup conflict C) conflict spiral view D) social dominance
The heritability index (h8), which Arthur Jensen estimated as approximately .80 for intelligence,
is equal to A) variance due to environment/variance due to heredity. B) variance due to heredity/variance due to heredity and environment. C) variance due to heredity/variance due to environment. D) variance due to environment/variance due to heredity and environment.