A cohort is a group of people who
a. share the same cultural or racial heritage.
b. have the same equivalent level of education.
c. share the same beliefs about important topics.
d. were born in the same year and grew up in the same historical era.
D
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A trait of adopted children resembled that of their birth parents more than of their adoptive parents. This suggests that
a. heritability for the trait is high. b. heritability is moderate. c. heritability is low. d. heritability cannot be estimated.
A proximate cause is one
A. which constitutes an obvious reason why a given harm occurred. B. where there is not an obvious reason why a given harm occurred. C. that immediately precedes the event in question. D. that immediately follows the event in question.
Dr. Rashad offers the class an explanation for an extensive group of research findings connecting emotionality and nonverbal communication. Her explanation for this group of findings is a(n)
A) hypothesis. Incorrect. A hypothesis is a testable prediction—an educated guess—that is based on an existing theory. B) empirical conclusion. C) operational definition. D) scientific theory. Correct. A scientific theory is an explanation for a large number of findings in the natural world.
During the memory reconstruction process, what happens to the original memory?
A. It is forgotten. B. It is recalled in total. C. It is recalled but the person is uncertain whether the original reconstructed memory is accurate. D. It is recalled and the person is certain which is the original memory and which is the reconstructed memory.