Which of the following is not true about heritability?
a. It is the percentage of variation in a characteristic that can be attributed to genetic factors.
b. It is not an absolute measure.
c. It has been estimated at 60–90% for intelligence.
d. The heritability for intelligence has been overestimated in adoption studies.
C
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a. mean b. median c. mode d. range
Which of the following conditions involves sleep loss caused by a withdrawal from sleeping pills, resulting in terrible nightmares and "rebound insomnia" unless the person starts taking the sleeping pills again?
a. narcolepsy b. drug-dependency insomnia c. sleep narcosis d. sleep drunkenness
The variable that an experimenter manipulates is called the dependent variable in an experiment
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A person who is highly competitive, driven, and achievement-oriented is said to be exhibiting a ______ personality
a) Type A b) Type S c) Type B d) Type C