The birth order effect on intelligence test scores is likely due to genetic factors

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Answer: False
Rationale: It is unlikely that the birth order effect is due to genetic factors, but rather older siblings teaching younger siblings may provide an IQ advantage unavailable to younger siblings.

Psychology

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Kyle was posing for his girlfriend while she painted a picture for her art class. She asked him to hold his mouth in a frown because she was trying to depict someone who was sad and dejected. Now that he has finished posing, Kyle finds that he is feeling somewhat unhappy, but he is not really sure why. This type of reaction is consistent with:

a. the facial feedback hypothesis b. the James-Lange theory of emotion c. the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion d. the two-factor theory of emotion

Psychology

In addition to suffering from panic attacks, people with panic disorders often develop an intense fear of:

a. having a panic attack when they are alone. b. public places. c. germs. d. leaving the stove on.

Psychology

A person who believes that Heinz should not steal the drug because he may embarrass his family is at Kohlberg's ________ level of moral development

A) preconventional B) conventional C) postconventional D) neoconventional

Psychology