There's a common belief about "left-brained" artistic people and "right-brained" logical thinkers, despite no scientific evidence for such distinctions. Which of the following is the best argument against the "left brain/right brain" dichotomy?
A. Hemispheric dominance depends on cortical folding.
B. White matter, but not gray matter, accounts for such lateralization.
C. The corpus callosum allows rapid communication between hemispheres.
D. No brain functions besides motor abilities are lateralized in humans.
Answer: C
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A. observable behaviors B. psychological traits C. physical appearance D. self-esteem
Does social psychological research support the popular notion that "first you must love yourself, and only then you are ready to love someone else?" Why or why not?
a. Yes—because people with high self-esteem tend to have longer-lasting relationships than do people with low self-esteem. b. Yes—because people who have narcissistic personality traits tend to report greater relationship satisfaction compared with other people. c. No—because there are essentially no differences in relationship outcome measures when comparing narcissists, those with high self-esteem, and those with low or very low self-esteem. d. Not really—although extreme self-love and extreme self-hate seem to negatively impact relationship outcomes, there are no major differences in relationship outcomes between those with high self-esteem and those with low self-esteem.
The type of reliability that is used to assess the consistency of results across items within a test is _______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Regarding eyewitness testimony, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Eyewitnesses sometimes experience unconscious transference in which they identify as a culprit someone they have seen in another situation or context. b. Eyewitnesses are better at identifying members of other races than they are at identifying people of their own race. c. Eyewitness testimony about an event often reflects not only what was actually seen, but also information obtained later on. d. An eyewitness's testimony about an event can be affected by how the questions for the witness are worded.