Which area of psychological research focuses on how cognitive or social features of human
behavior may have provided early humans with a competitive advantage over other
species?
a. Developmental psychology
b. Cross-cultural psychology
c. Evolutionary psychology
d. Social psychology
e. Personality psychology
c. Evolutionary psychology
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You hear someone saying that "intelligence is intelligence, no matter where you go in the world." What is the most appropriate reaction, based upon Module 13?
A. Different cultures define intelligence differently. B. If you are smart in one culture, you are going to be smart in all cultures. C. The concept of "g" is universal and applies to all cultures. D. Intelligent behavior in one culture is likely to be intelligent behavior in another culture.
Lamont is a researcher at a university, who wants to do a study to determine if alcohol use predicts motor skill performance in college students. Before conducting this study, Lamont should have his study approved by the ____
a. ?faculty senate at his school b. ?company making the drink used in his study c. ?student government association at his school d. ?institutional review board at his school
Joseph always dates women who are at least ten years older than he is. Which of the following might Freud propose as an explanation for Joseph's attraction to older women?
Joseph has developed an oral fixation. Joseph's parents probably did not apply appropriate potty training. As a child, Joseph had an unhealthy relationship with his siblings. Joseph is stuck in the phallic stage of development.
Photoreceptors
A. are hyperpolarized in the dark and depolarized by light. B. are depolarized in the dark and hyperpolarized by light. C. produce action potentials in response to being in the dark. D. experience no refractory periods in response to light.