Why is it believed that IQ scores in the United States have risen over the past couple of generations?
A. Better health care
B. Less to worry about
C. Better education
D. Small genetic changes
Answer: C
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a. the autokinetic effect b. the sleeper effect c. pluralistic ignorance d. yielding
Dr. Halpern tells his graduate student, Dwight, that he'll need to deliver the lecture in Halpern's psychology class today. When Halpern tells him that the lecture is on olfaction, Dwight knows he'll be talking about which sense?
a. taste b. touch c. vision d. hearing e. smell
Negative thought patterns are referred to as
a. pervasive thought patterns. b. irrational logic. c. rationalization. d. cognitive distortions.
Jorge is watching a show on television that describes how to fix car engines. He sees the host of the show using a specialized tool. Jorge thinks he knows what the tool is called. Based on the research cited in the module, what part of the brain is showing maximal neural activity as he thinks of the specialized tool?
A. back of the brain B. front of the brain C. brainstem D. occipital lobe