On a given trait, high heritability suggests that ____.
A. adopted children will closely resemble their biological parents
B. adopted children will closely resemble their adoptive parents
C. identical twins will be less similar to each other than adopted siblings
D. fraternal twins will be more similar to each other than identical twins
Answer: A
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In their study, Simmons, vom Kolke, and Shimizu (1986) found that romantic love was valued more in the United States and Germany than in Japan. In this context, which of the following statements is true?
a) Love is not an essential factor in reinforcing relationship between marriage partners. b) Platonic love is more valued in Japan than in the United States. c) Romantic love is valued in cultures with few strong, extended family ties. d) Romantic love is valued in cultures that value materialism and platonic love.
In the domain sampling model, the reliability of a test increases as
a. the number of items increases. b. the number of items decreases. c. the number of test administrations increases. d. the number of test administrations decreases.
James reads a magazine ad about a drug that doctors say may help college students perform better on multiple-choice type tests. Being the inquisitive person that he is, James decides to do an experiment to see if the magazine's claims are true. He administers the drug to one of his classes, and gives the other class a placebo. James then tests the students in both groups on material they have
recently discussed in class. In this example, the experimental group is the ____.? a. ?students who received the drug b. ?students who received the placebo c. ?test performance of the students d. ?age of the students
Students who are reflective learners set goals that are
a. specific and measurable. b. broad-based and flexible. c. contingent and analytic. d. experiential and context-driven.