Many people are suspicious of claims that IQ has a genetic component _________________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: because supporters of the eugenics movement have misused findings of genetic influences on behavior.

Psychology

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When prompted with cues, Korsakoff's victims can often produce words from lists they saw but claim to have never seen. This exemplifies what kind of memory?

a. reference b. procedural c. implicit d. explicit

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The "biological process of thinking" would be best associated with a. neuroticism

b. the mechanics of intelligence. c. cultural influences. d. the pragmatics of intelligence.

Psychology

One prominent theory of antisocial personality disorder suggests that the behaviors are caused by an imbalance between the brain's a. behavioral inhibition system and fight-or-flight system

b. fight-or-flight system and reward system. c. cortical stimulation system and behavioral inhibition system. d. behavioral inhibition system and reward system.

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Martin Seligman's theory that people become anxious and depressed because they believe that they have no control over the stress in their lives is informed by a. the learned helplessness model

b. cognitive-behavioral theory. c. humanistic/existential theory. d. the Seligman Model of depression.

Psychology