Dizygotic twins:
a. are also known as identical twins.
b. share about one half of their genes.
c. are more similar to each other than ordinary siblings.
d. occur less frequently than monozygotic twins.
Answer: b. share about one half of their genes.
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a. more taste receptors than average. b. very strong preferences for sweet food. c. a willingness to try strange foods. d. very strong appetites.
Most thinking relies heavily on language because
a. words encode or translate the world into mental symbols that are easy to manipulate. b. words are necessary for any thinking other than conditioned responses. c. language is the essence of all intelligence. d. of all of these reasons.
In a classic study of false memory conducted by Elizabeth Loftus, research participants were asked to remember the time when they were little and got lost in a shopping mall. Although Loftus confirmed that this never actually happened to any of the participants, the false memory was implanted in about _____% of the participants.
A) 15 B) 25 C) 40 D) 80
We often base our estimates of the likelihood of events on how easily information is accessed. This describes the __________ heuristic
a. availability. c. framing. b. representativeness. d. anchoring and adjustment.