Angela Duckworth and her colleagues examined the predictive validity of IQ tests and found __________, along with IQ scores, may play a significant role in the predictive value of life outcomes including employment, criminal convictions, and academic
achievement.
a. age of the test participant
b. level of motivation
c. attention span
d. time spent taking the exam
Answer: B
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A. schema substitution B. accommodation C. object permanence D. assimilation
An adult male sparrow sings its normal song ____
a. if he hears the song during a sensitive period early in his life b. only when he hears a female bird singing c. if his own species' song is the first song he hears when young d. regardless of whether or not he has ever heard his species' song from another bird
The hindbrain does NOT control:
A) emotion and motivation. B) respiration. C) blood circulation. D) wakefulness and arousal.
Which of the following is most likely to result in a person being required to receive court-ordered treatment?
A) driving under the influence of alcohol B) 6 months of major depression C) believing you were abducted by aliens D) a desire to undergo sex reassignment surgery