Evolutionary theory:
a. shows that gender differences are inconsequential.
b. suggests that gender differences are a result of natural selection.
c. supports the notion that males and females learn through observation of others.
d. has no support from research on gender differences.
B
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Which is a common criticism of twin studies?
a. Twin studies are better suited to identify environmental influences than genetic influences. b. Fraternal twins tend to be treated more similarly than identical twins. c. Twin studies overestimate the role of prenatal experiences on development. d. Similarity in environmental experiences, not genetic similarity, may be the more important contributor to the similarity seen in twins.
Receptor sites on the membrane of a neuron's dendrites receive ________
a. neurotransmitters. b. synaptic vesicles. c. action potentials. d. negative potassium ions.
According to the Skinnerians, abnormal behavior is caused by
A) neurophysiological disease. B) reinforcement contingencies. C) psychic conflict. D) all of the above
Piaget argued that, with proper instruction, a four-year-old child could be taught how to solve a conservation of mass problem.
a. true b. false