The most significant event during adolescence is the onset of puberty, which begins for most girls at around age ___________ and for most boys at around age ___________
a. 13–14; 11–12 c. 8–9; 10–11
b. 11–12; 13–14 d. 14–15; 12–13
b
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What evidence shows that an IQ test is "biased" against members of some group?
a. Members of that group believe the test is biased against them b. All the authors of the test were members of some other group. c. Members of that group have lower IQ scores, on average, than other groups do. d. Members of that group succeed in school better than their scores predict.
The 1916 Stanford-Binet was developed under the direction of
a. T. Simon. b. F. Kuhlman. c. R. M. Yerkes. d. L. M. Terman.
A duration method is used to quantify observations made in a study by ______.
A. dividing an observational period into equal intervals of time, then recording whether or not certain behaviors occur in each interval B. counting the number of times a behavior occurs during a fixed or predetermined period of time C. recording the amount of time or duration that participants engage in a certain behavior during a fixed period of time D. defining behavior
If a physician informed a patient that she was a poor metabolizer for an anxiolytic drug (drug for treating anxiety), this implies that:
a. she is not complying with the physician’s instructions. b. she has fewer enzymes capable of breaking down the drug. c. the drug is unable to cross the blood-brain barrier. d. the drug is nonspecifically binding to proteins in blood.