The genetic instructions of an organism is known as the
A. telomere.
B. genotype.
C. phenotype.
D. chromosome.
Answer: B
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a. cold and restrictive c. depressed and psychotic b. aggressive and anxious d. extroverted and demonstrative
Bill is a retired aircraft mechanic, who has agreed to talk to a group of high school students about the early days of commercial aviation. Bill is concerned that any slip in his memory will confirm the belief that all older people are forgetful. Because he is anxious and preoccupied about possible memory lapses, Bill actually does have problems with his memory. This illustrates that
a. negative stereotypes can have a self-fulfilling quality. b. most stereotypes have some degree of truth to them. c. all older people have frequent memory lapses. d. stereotypes are never positive.
Proponents of empirically supported treatments believe that
A) clinicians should make treatment decisions without regard to scientific evidence. B) only cognitive-behavioral techniques should be used to treat psychological problems. C) too little research has been done to appropriately inform clinicians about the best treatments for specific disorders. D) science should inform a clinician's decision making about the most appropriate therapeutic practices.
If a group of people sitting in a dark room observe a stationary light move, they
settle on a common stable estimate of how far it moves. This is called a ________ and it is evidence for ____________. (a) group norm, social influence (b) imprinted length, dissonance theory (c) dynamic ocular adaptation, the effect of early experience (d) sensory deprivation effect, the effect of early experience