Based on statistics, which 16-year-old female is most likely to die in an incident involving an automobile accident?
a. Jill, who is European American
b. Jane, who is African American
c. Jessie, who is Hispanic American
d. Joan, who is Asian American
a
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Chapter 5 discusses some biological explanations that have been proposed to account for gender differences in cognitive ability. Which of the following statements is correct about these explanations?
a. Research has not supported a genetic explanation for gender differences. b. The term lateralization refers to the fact that the X chromosome is larger than the Y chromosome. c. In normal individuals, the left hemisphere is completely responsible for spatial tasks. d. People who have more complete lateralization show the best performance on cognitive tasks.
There was a failure of the twenty-first pair of chromosomes to separate during meiosis, so Aziz received three of these chromosomes rather than the normal two. Aziz has __________ syndrome
A) XYY B) Klinefelter C) Turner D) Down
Examine the effects of long-term and extreme stress on children's ability to learn. What brain structures are involved? How are they affected by stress?
What will be an ideal response?
The DSM-VI-TR defines ________ as a strong and persistent cross-gender identification with a desire to become the opposite sex
a) homosexuality b) bisexualism c) Gender Identity Disorder d) transvestitism