Why were IQ tests developed, originally?
a. To select the best applicants for complex jobs
b. To measure probability of doing well in school
c. To understand the brain mechanisms responsible for intelligence
d. To determine the roles of heredity and environment in intelligence
b
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Cynthia's mother gives her an apple each day and tells her that apples are "fruit.". However, one day, Cynthia's mother gives her an orange. She tells Cynthia this is also "fruit.". What happens to Cynthia's scheme of "fruit?"
a. She assimilates the new information about oranges into the existing scheme. b. She ignores the new information about oranges. c. She accommodates the information so that her scheme now includes apples and oranges. d. She eliminates the concept of apple and now her scheme of fruit only contains oranges.
A systematic way of examining one's own consciousness is known as
a. priming. b. channeling. c. additive factors logic. d. introspection.
Which of the following brain structures is important for initiating thirst following a drop in water content of cells in the body?
A. the nucleus of the solitary tract B. the subfornical organ C. the median preoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus D. the vagus nerve
When people express exaggerated emotions and ideas that are the opposite of their real emotions and ideas, they are exhibiting ______
a. intellectualization c. reaction formation b. repression d. displacement