An expert on heart attacks was invited by the local news to be a guest on their health segment
When the reporter asks questions about the common symptoms of myocardial infarction, the expert is quick to point out that there are differences in the symptoms experienced by men and women. Which of the following is one of those differences?
a) Men typically have more plaques.
b) Women have chest pains for a longer period.
c) Women typically have higher blood pressure.
d) Men have their first heart attack at a later age.
b
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Although aggression is the most salient sex difference, it is contingent on how aggression is being defined. Females are found to be more aggressive than males when aggression is defined as a(n)
a. behavior that stops someone from getting hurt. b. attempt to harm another person through manipulation or gossip. c. attempt to promote someone into a higher peer group. d. behavior called direct aggression.
Pam is studying for a quiz on the muscular system. She writes in her notes that extrafusal muscle fibers
A. are found inside each muscle spindle. B. are responsible for muscle contractions. C. provide feedback regarding muscle contractions in the arms and legs. D. are located at the junction between a muscle and tendon.
What is one strength of the technique of meta-analysis?
A) The results are conclusive beyond reasonable doubt. B) The method allows for manipulation of more than one IV. C) The method allows for results from multiple studies to be combined. D) The results always show "causation" as opposed to "correlation." E) The method allows for more control over extraneous variables than other methods.
Practicing two new skills that are very similar to one another within the same temporal context (i.e., practicing one right after the other) would most likely
A. decrease the amount of interference between the two skills. B. increase the amount of interference between the two skills. C. lead to superior learning of both skills. D. lead to superior learning of the first of the two skills practiced.