Which of these is most commonly used as the reference point for an IQ test?
(a) the 75% point
(b) the average score on the test
(c) the correlation coefficient
(d) the complete absence of intelligence
(e) the highest score on the test, which is then curved
B
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a. speeds; slows b. slows; speeds c. speeds; speeds d. slows; slows
________ refers to instances of genetic transmission where the expression of a gene is determined by whether the particular allelic form has been inherited from the mother or the father
a. Genomic imprinting c. Allelic imprinting b. Genomic partiality d. Allelic partiality
Which of the following is NOT a criticism of the levels-of-processing model?
a. The distinction between shallow and deep processing has never been clearly defined. b. Shallow processing does not always imply a poor memory. c. Researchers cannot control the depth to which their subjects process information. d. The model has not produced further research on the nature of long-term memory. e. Memory is not a directly observable phenomenon.
Once Neal left home for college, he found that the street names of his childhood neighborhood, and even the names of his old classmates, became difficult to recall. What type of forgetting has affected Neal?
-retroactive interference -proactive interference -blocking -absentmindedness