Which controversial book caused a rather significant uproar when its authors, Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray, suggested that some of the IQ gap between the races is genetic in origin?

A) The Cottingley Fairies
B) Outliers
C) The Mismeasure of Man
D) The Bell Curve


Answer: D

Psychology

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a. recall; recognition b. creativity; wisdom c. recognition; recall d. wisdom; creativity

Psychology

Social role theory stresses learning gender roles because of ____, while cognitive developmental theory emphasizes ____.

A. child-parent conflict; outside pressure B. cognitive rules; social variables C. outside pressure; cognitive rules D. biological influences; cognitive rules

Psychology

The term reciprocal determinism describes:

A. the constant interaction among one's behavior, thoughts, and environment. B. the power of positive thinking to influence the outcome of a situation. C. the influence of one behavior in causing another behavior to follow. D. the principle that if you behave in a certain way, the outcome will be the opposite of what you wanted.

Psychology

To adjust their walking and running over changing surfaces, toddlers become much more proficient at using __________ information.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology