Why is it that in the United States, African American children score lower overall than whites
on IQ tests?
a. They are genetically inferior given their slave heritage.
b. More African Americans live in poverty, are low birth weight babies, and at greater risk for lead
poisoning.
c. All IQ tests administered currently are culturally biased towards African Americans.
d. They have a history of low intelligence.
b .More African Americans live in poverty, are low birth weight babies, and at greater risk
for lead poisoning.
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a. Only infants and toddlers have psychosocial crises. b. The psychosocial crisis is expressed as polarities with positive and negative ends on a continuum. c. Most people do not experience a psychosocial crisis during their lifetime. d. The psychosocial crisis is a result of vulnerability in the biological system without societal influence.
Edwin is able to see normally in low-light conditions and demonstrates a normal ability to detect movements in his periphery. However, he has great difficulty recognizing different colors. He sees the world mostly in shades of gray. Which structure is either impaired or not present in Edwin's eyes??
a. ?fovea b. ?cornea c. ?rods d. ?cones
_______ is the process of determining a job's worth
a. Comparable worth b. Job analysis c. Job evaluation d. Performance appraisal
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. that sensory qualities are restricted to perception; they cannot be used to form memories. b. that a neurological condition in which memory of sensory details are lost. c. that sensory qualities from one sense (e.g., vision) are perceived as being sensory qualities in another sense (e.g., sound) in addition to the original modality. d. that sensory hallucinations are confused during reality monitoring processes.