A new scale to measure the trait of Egalitarianism was developed by a psychologist who has been collecting information on the scale, including estimates of the heritability of the trait. If this new personality trait has a heritability
that is within the typical range found for other traits, which of the following would be a likely estimate?
a) 5 - 10%
b) 10 - 20%
c) 20 - 50%
d) 50 - 75%
C
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Researchers Chi and Koeske (1983) studied a child’s knowledge of dinosaurs. They found the child interested in dinosaurs performed
a. better on all memory tests than children who did not study dinosaurs b. better on standard memory tests when questions used less familiar dinosaur names c. better on standard memory tests when questions used familiar dinosaur names d. better on all memory tests than children who did not study dinosaurs
Gregor just learned that his spouse of 28 years has died in an automobile accident. Upon hearing the news, Gregor collapsed and was rushed to the hospital in apparent heart failure. Gregor probably suffered
A. myocardial infarction. B. transient ischemic attack. C. angina pectoris. D. myocardial stunning.
Suggest one way a couple might improve their sexual functioning
What will be an ideal response?
Memory for well-learned skills, like riding a bike, is termed
a) procedural memory b) semantic memory c) episodic memory d) explicit memory