For the young and middle-aged in contemporary societies, the major causes of death are accidents, warfare, and catastrophe

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


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Which of the following is most likely to be true given the information on this table?

A) The hypothesis testing probably used one-tailed tests. B) The various scales all probably had just about the same population variances. C) The t scores are all larger than the raw change scores. D) The hypothesis testing probably used a t test for dependent means.

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What part of the information processing system has an unlimited capacity, takes in information rapidly, and is almost an identical representation of the stimuli as it exists in the observable environment?

A. attention B. sensory memory C. working memory D. tertiary memory

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Frank and Sally are a brother and sister who live in the United States. Their mother is white and their father is black. When their parents had to fill out the 2010 census form, they indicated that their children were a mix of black and white. If Frank and Sally lived in Brazil, they might be classified quite differently. Frank has black hair and a slightly darker skin tone than his sister. He has many of the features of his father. Sally, on the other hand, has very light brown hair and lighter skin. In Brazil, Frank and Sally would not be classified into the same racial category. What would explain the differences in racial classification for Frank and Sally?

A. The United States has a more extensive classification system than that of Brazil. B. American society is more accepting of interracial people than Brazilian society. C. Brazil has a classification system based on a number of physical characteristics. D. Brazil has not updated its census categories, whereas the United States has kept more current.

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As long ago as the 1970s, Alice Eagly carefully reviewed the literature and concluded that:

A. women are more easily influenced than men. B. men and women differ in almost every way. C. women are usually more conforming in group settings than men. D. none of these answers are correct.

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