Which of the following observations weakens the evolutionary explanation of gender differences in spatial abilities?
a. There frequently was a sex-based division of labor in ancient hunting and gathering societies.
b. Males are encouraged to engage in activities that provide more practice with spatial tasks.
c. Males frequently perform slightly better than females on tasks involving mental rotation of images and navigation in space.
d. Females perform slightly better than males on tasks involving memory for locations.
B
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b. An object continues to exist even if you are not looking at it. c. The number, weight, and volume of an object remain the same after change of shape. d. Someone who wasn't present when you saw something may not know what you know.
Suppose that researchers want to see whether people judge baby boys to be smarter than baby girls. These researchers are focusing on
a. gender as a subject variable. b. gender as a stimulus variable. c. the theme that individual differences are large when we consider people's ideas about gender. d. the theme that boys and men are more visible than girls and women.
What type of test measures a person’s potential for learning?
a. Interest inventories b. Intelligence tests c. Aptitude tests d. Achievement tests
In 1879, B. F. Skinner founded the first formal laboratory devoted to experimental psychology
a. true b. false