In many studies, males and females have shown different patterns of brain activity while they are doing something or while an ability is being tested, ________
A. demonstrating that male brains are superior for certain tasks.
B. demonstrating the female brains are superior for certain tasks.
C. but they have not differed in the behavior or ability in question.
D. but they do not differ based on different real-world situations.
Answer: C. but they have not differed in the behavior or ability in question
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Agnes, who suffers from anorexia, is dangerously thin but has been steadfastly refusing to eat enough to gain weight. If Agnes could honestly explain to you why she doesn't eat, what would she probably say?
a. "I'm not hungry." b. "I don't enjoy the taste of food and it makes me sick." c. "I am intensely afraid of becoming fat." d. "I want to die."
As described in the text, the self-serving bias is most directly linked to ____
a. aversive prejudice b. the outgroup homogeneity bias c. scapegoat theory d. stigma by association
Looking at the concordance rates for autism found in twin studies and family studies, Newschaffer and colleagues (2007) believe that autism is primarily the result of ____
a. genetic factors b. genetic and environmental factors c. environmental factors d. sociocultural factors
Structuralism defined experience in terms of
a. behavioral tendencies and habits. b. the continuity of consciousness and unconscious processes. c. the functions of consciousness. d. sensations, feelings, and mental images.