Research on the Flynn effect indicates that the largest generational IQ gains have occurred on
A) items strongly correlated with Spearman's g.
B) items emphasizing short-term and rote memory.
C) items emphasizing crystallized intelligence.
D) fluid-ability tests of spatial reasoning.
D
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What is the difference between kleptomania and ordinary shoplifting?
A. The kleptomaniacal person steals for the enjoyment of stealing, not for the need of the object they have stolen. B. Kleptomania involves the theft of significant or expensive items, whereas shoplifting involves the theft of items of trivial value. C. Kleptomania involves stealing repeatedly over a period of time, whereas shoplifting refers to a single episode of theft. D. Kleptomania involves causing damage while stealing, such as breaking into a home or store, whereas shoplifting is not a destructive act.
At age 20 to 21, men stop growing taller because:
a. the production of estrogen keeps the bones from growing any longer. b. testosterone causes epiphyseal closure. c. the thalamus signals a reduction in the development of calcium. d. the hypothalamus triggers a reduction in cortisol production.
Approximately ____ of the nation's adolescents has at least one serious health problem
a. 1 percent c. 10 percent b. 5 percent d. 18 percent
The conditioning perspective can be criticized in that
a. it does not reveal much about how a given behavior becomes more or less probable. b. it does not address the subjective sense of what it means to have a personality, i.e., of "personhood." c. it applies only to certain types or domains of behavior. d. None of these answers are correct.