_____ On average, children living in East Asian countries make different types of errors on arithmetic problems than children living in North American countries
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Chapter 12 discussed research in which young women were asked how satisfied they were with their physical characteristics. According to this research,
a. women are significantly more likely than men to be dissatisfied with their bodies. b. young women's concerns about being fat and dieting begin around puberty. c. most women tend to rate themselves as thinner than they really are . d. college women typically believe that other women are heavier than they themselves are.
Kimberley is having a discussion with her friend Aasta about the genetic determinants of development. They cannot come to an agreement on what the functional units of heredity are. If they asked you to help them figure this out, what would you say? a. The functional units of heredity are chromosomes. b. The functional units of heredity are genes
c. The functional units of heredity are ribosomes. d. The functional units of heredity are nucleotides.
Regarding the Stanford Prison study, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Philip Zimbardo conducted the Stanford Prison study in which he paid normal healthy male college students to serve as "inmates" and "guards" in a simulated prison. b. The students were selected to play the roles of "prisoners" and "guards" based on personality profiles. c. The ascribed social roles of prisoner and guard were so powerful that in just a few days the experiment became "reality" for those involved. d. After just six days, the experiment had to be halted.
Which of the following statements about measuring temperament is true?
A) In homes, observers find it easier to capture rare but important events. B) Observations by researchers in the home or laboratory are usually more subjective than parental reports. C) Parental reports tend to be the most accurate. D) Researchers can better control children's experiences in a laboratory.