The brain area that most distinguishes us from animals is the:
A. thyroid
B. cerebellum
C. pons
D. cortex
Answer: D
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Chapter 9 discussed a study by Marks and Fraley, who asked people to read a brief story about the sexual history of either a male or a female. This individual had either zero or 19 previous sexual partners. Later, the participants were asked to estimate the number of positive and negative comments about the person, as mentioned in the story. The results showed that
a. people recalled roughly the same number of positive and negative comments about the man with 19 partners, compared with the female with 19 partners. b. people recalled a greater number of positive comments and fewer negative comments for the man with 19 partners, compared with the woman with 19 partners. c. there was no evidence of a sexual double standard. d. female participants recalled more negative comments for the female with 19 partners, and male participants recalled more negative comments for the male with 19 partners.
Intrinsic motivation occurs when
a. obligations or approval are factors. b. there is no obvious external reward for one's behavior. c. there are obvious external factors controlling behavior. d. extrinsic motivation is also high.
One of the most distressing complications to a medication abortion is an incomplete abortion, in which all of the uterine contents are not expelled. This can lead to life-threatening bleeding which could require emergency surgery
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
For a sample of n = 16 scores, how many scores are used to calculate the sample variance?
A) ?2 B) ?8 C) ?15 D) ?16