L. L. Thurstone identified seven clusters of primary mental abilities, including word fluency, memory, and inductive reasoning. He claimed that word fluency
a. underlies all of our intelligent behaviors.
b. is the most difficult mental ability to assess reliably.
c. involves a different dimension of intelligence from that of reasoning.
d. is not actually a form of intelligence.
e. is negatively correlated with g.
Answer: c. involves a different dimension of intelligence from that of reasoning.
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a. agree that death education relieves death anxiety. b. agree that death education does not relieve death anxiety. c. cannot agree on whether or not death education relieves death anxiety.
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a. Jim, who has suddenly developed an aversion to sexual activity b. Paul, who has boundless energy and becomes angered when frustrated c. Alice, who is highly anxious about future events d. Esther, whose energy level is so low that she has become withdrawn from other people
___________ identified the four phases of the human sexual response pattern
a. Dollard and Miller b. Sternberg and Davidson c. Binet and Simon d. Masters and Johnson
According to Jackson and Davis, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of successful middle schools?
A) Students need to see the curriculum's relevance to their own lives. B) Teachers should have special training in interacting with early adolescents. C) The curriculum should be moderate in difficulty, rather than easy or rigorous. D) Students need to feel that their thoughts and opinions are respected.