Researchers used a device to measure sucking patterns in newborns in response to sounds. What did those patterns demonstrate that those newborns were able to distinguish?
A. the difference between two-syllable and three-syllable words
B. the location of two different sounds
C. the difference between their father's voice and that of a male stranger
D. changes in volume between two songs
Answer: A
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a. extinction b. differential reinforcement c. punishment d. antecedent manipulations
Which of the following is generally true about the effectiveness of self-report personality tests versus cognition-based selection testing?
A) Cognitive testing is a better predictor of job performance than personality testing. B) Personality testing is a better predictor of job performance than cognitive testing. C) Both cognitive and personality testing are equally effective. D) Neither cognitive nor personality testing are valid predictors of job performance.
The majority of the economic burden of schizophrenia has been attributed to ______.
A. health care B. unemployment C. caregiving D. family support
Regarding cultures and intelligence, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Today, almost every culture tends to value the intellectual skills assessed by the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler tests. b. No intelligence test can be entirely free of cultural influences. c. Because the American culture is very "visual" due to television, movies, and video games, an American child may be better prepared to take both nonverbal tests and traditional IQ tests than children in developing countries. d. To find a truly culture-fair way to measure intelligence, we first need to identify those core cognitive skills that lie at the heart of human intelligence the world around.