What is the most likely explanation for the "shrinking" sex difference in several cognitive abilities?
a) improved research methodology
b) converging evolutionary patterns of the sexes
c) societal changes that influence stereotyping and its effects on education
d) increased confidence of men in a number of areas that were previously dominated by women
C
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A. was filled with hope and enlightened humanity B. was fraught with labels suggesting "tainted genes" and divine retribution C. inspired a belief that the mentally ill were incurable and should be executed or jailed for the rest of their lives D. was neither uniform nor entirely positive
A hierarchical system is one in which
A) there is one absolute top. B) there is one absolute bottom. C) each element has specific levels or ranks with respect to one another. D) no two elements are at the same level. E) there is no cortical involvement.
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A. emotional instability B. disagreeableness C. introversion D. low conscientiousness
Which of the following is true with regard to Sigmund Freud's personal background?
a) He was Jewish. b) He was raised by a single parent. c) He studied cocaine but never used the drug himself. d) He was born in the United States.