A psychologist on the Learning Channel says it is helpful to know the major explanations for forgetting. Which of these will be at the top of her list of these factors?
a) fading
b) disuse
c) interference
d) brain damage
ANS: c
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a. There are no hypotheses in nonexperimental research b. Hypotheses are too formally defined in nonexperimental research c. You may not know how to define instances of what you're looking for d. Hypotheses are too deductively generated in nonexperimental research
Aubrey and Ava are identical twins who were raised in separate homes by their divorced parents. Now, as they enter elementary school, Aubrey shows mild symptoms of phenylketonuria (PKU), but Ava's symptoms are more severe. The girls have different ________ for this disease.
a. genotypes b. alleles c. autosomes d. phenotypes
Regarding the relative influences on intelligence, which combatant in the nature vs. nurture debate is ultimately the winner?
a. There is no debate, because there is no way to test which influence is more crucial to intelligence b. Nature c. Nurture d. It is a draw
The __________ stage formally starts when the differentiation of the major organs has occurred
a) fetal b) embryonic c) germinal d) birth