Which of theories promotes the existence of a "death gene" that is programmed to direct the body to deteriorate and die?
a. wear and tear theories
b. life expectancy theories
c. inevitable death theories
d. genetic programming theories of aging
Answer: d. genetic programming theories of aging
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a. systematic account of classical conditioning. b. application of operant procedures. c. public criticism of insight therapy. d. influence on Watson.
Compared to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors…
a. may offer a slighlty greater improvement in depression. b. have far greater adverse effects. c. have no risk of sexual side effects. d. have greater abuse potential.
On the island of Pingelap, pale green bananas looked the same as yellow bananas
to the people with achromatopsia. How could they tell when a banana was ripe? (a) they could distinguish between different shades of gray (b) they took into account its color, smell, and texture (c) they had to ask a "color normal" to tell them which bananas were ripe (d) they could never tell which bananas were ripe, so they could never eat them off the trees
Which of the following statements is true regarding research on cognitive, social, and behavioral differences between males and females today?
a) Today, we are careful to study equal numbers of boys and girls when doing research. b) Today, we have over-corrected for past bias and now study more girls than boys. c) Today, we are still more likely to study boys and generalize our findings to girls. d) Researchers are not affected by gender bias today.