What is the significance of the finding that some traits are genetically based?
a) Heredity is the sole determinant of genetically based traits.
b) The environment cannot affect genetically based traits.
c) Heredity places limits on one's potential.
d) The presence of genetically based traits makes equality in society unfeasible.
Answer: c) Heredity places limits on one's potential.
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b. He interviewed couples who had been married for 20 years or longer. c. Using lists of feelings words, he asked individuals between the ages of 10 and 95 to identify the words they most associated with feeling loved. d. He collected statements about love from works of fiction and nonfiction including both ancient and modern authors.
A treatment plan can be derived from a functional assessment
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Most of the early failure to uncover a significant relationship between Type A behavior and heart disease occurred because
A. Type A is a collection of several behavioral tendencies only one of which may cause health problems. B. Type A behavior caused heart disease in the past but not anymore. C. the first studies that predicted heart attacks were lucky. D. self report inventories are unreliable.
Because Ken's history professor was a college student during the 1970s, he has extraordinary insight and knowledge of facts concerning the Vietnam War era. This knowledge is associated with the term
A) crystallized intelligence. B) fluid intelligence. C) general intelligence. D) multiple intelligence.