Although investigators may disagree about the exact percentages, all agree that . . .
a. Some aspects of our personalities are inherited
b. Some aspects of our behavior are inherited
c. Personality and behavior refer to pretty much the same thing
d. None of the above
d. None of the above
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Einstein's famous E = mc2 is an example of a(n) ________ because it guarantees that you will solve the problem in question sooner or later
a) script b) heuristic c) schema d) algorithm
To assess a child's intellectual ability, Binet and Simon (1905),
a. administered several perceptual discrimination tests to children of various ages. b. devised an overall point rating system ranging from below average to above average. c. formulated the IQ. d. compared the child's performance relative to an established age-determined average. e. asked teachers to estimate their students' relative standing in their classes.
When Joyce was just out of graduate school at the age of 22, she could not help but notice that not many agencies existed to care for the physical, emotional, social, and psychological well-being of adults with developmental disabilities. It was at that time that she created her own company to do just that. She has now been working for the last 25 years and has grown the company to more than 300 employees serving about 100 adults with developmental disabilities. She is confident that those cared for by her employees are in good hands. Which stage of psychosocial development best describes Joyce at this point?
a) intimacy vs. isolation b) generativity vs. stagnation c) industry vs. inferiority d) identity vs. role confusion
Which of the following is the most probable explanation for the difference in the apparent pattern of decline in IQ from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies?
a. Older cohorts in cross-sectional studies have less education than do younger cohorts. b. The older samples in cross-sectional studies include more ill subjects. c. Declines in midlife were only observed in the cohort born between 1910 and 1920. d. The longitudinal samples have been more representative of the overall population than have the samples studied in the major cross-sectional studies.