Which of the following is likely to be a research topic in behavioral genetics?
a. ?examining the difference in IQ between a child and his or her identical twin
b. ?examining the difference in IQ between a child and his or her classmates
c. ?examining the difference in IQ between a child and his or her teachers
d. ?examining the difference in IQ between a child at age four and again at nineteen
ANSWER:
d
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a. ?we are forever ignorant of the true physical reality b. ?Hume's contention that we can never know the physical world is incorrect c. ?physical reality is just as we perceive it to be d. ?God shapes our physical reality and thus our perceptions
When Noam bumps into a table, he says to it, "You bumped into me because you're mean." Noam is exhibiting
A. the cardinality principle. B. animism. C. irreversibility. D. egocentrism.
Phoebe's teacher thinks she has a behavior problem. As a result, Phoebe starts to believe that she is a troublemaker and begins to act out in the classroom. This is an example of
A) an educational self-fulfilling prophecy. B) cultural bias. C) a stereotype threat. D) behavior conduct disorder.
In the context of the self-report measures of personality, identify a true statement about the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 RF (MMPI-2 RF).
A. The questions in the MMPI-2 RF are limited to the issues related to mood. B. The MMPI-2 RF consists of a series of 338 items to which a person responds "true," "false," or "cannot say." C. The MMPI-2 RF consists of a series of pictures about which a person is asked to write a story. D. Each question in the MMPI-2 RF includes one right answer and four wrong answers.