According to research conducted by Ridley (1999), how could individuals like Adolph Hitler, serial killer Ted Bundy, and Unabomber Timothy McVeigh commit such acts according to the "nature versus nurture" debate?
a) These individuals were born (nature) to commit such horrendous acts. It was in their genetic makeup.
b) Their behaviors are the result of the interaction of nature and nurture.
c) These individual's behaviors were attributed to "nurture" and influences of their parents.
d) These individuals learned to commit these behaviors after staying in long periods of isolation according to
b
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a. a North American culture that provides inexpensive, good-tasting food everywhere. b. a brain that has evolved to "eat whenever food was available.". c. genetics. d. the problems associated with behavioral dieting.
In an investigation of over 120,000 New York City births, babies born even 1 to 2 weeks early __________ than children who experienced a full-length prenatal period
A) showed lower reading and math scores at a third-grade follow-up B) were less likely to suffer from childhood obesity C) were less likely to suffer from neurological impairments D) showed higher language and social/emotional scores in early childhood
Evidence of construct validity is most appropriate when a test measures an abstract construct such as
a. mathematical computation. b. English grammar. c. marital satisfaction. d. the IRS tax code.
A lesion in a rat's ______ interferes with the classically conditioned fear response.
A. septal area B. orbitofrontal cortex C. mammillary bodies D. amygdala