Based upon longitudinal studies, a different developmental pattern for intelligence was revealed that showed all of the following EXCEPT
a) some adults showed fairly stable intelligence until the mid-30s.
b) some adults showed increasing intelligence test scores until the mid-30s.
c) some adults showed increasing intelligence test scores in some cases up to the mid-50s.
d) adults' intelligence significantly slowed around their mid-30s.
d
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Professor Aguayo is recruiting subjects for a study. She is advised not to give potential subjects the exact title of the study, which is "The negative effects of mild anxiety on eye-hand coordination." Why not share the title with potential subjects?
A. Professor Aguayo may change the hypothesis after the data are collected and analyzed. B. The title may create specific expectations that could bias the subjects. C. It's really none of the subjects' business, since Professor Aguayo is the researcher. D. She's not really sure if mild anxiety will affect eye-hand coordination.
Correlational analysis evaluates the similarity of people with different degrees of genetic relatedness for traits that
a. are unusual. c. remain the same throughout the life span. b. create abnormalities d. vary continuously.
Why has there been a decline in the number of cases being settled in trials?
A. Litigation is expensive. B. The federal sentencing guidelines encourage offenders to plead guilty by allowing judges to decrease sentences for those who take responsibility for their offense. C. Both choices are correct. D. Neither choice is correct.
One way the DSM-5 differs from the DSM-IV-TR isthat it
a) put OCD and trauma-related disorders part of the anxiety disorders category. b) put OCD and trauma-related disorders their own category. c) eliminated OCD and trauma-related disorders. d) none of the above.