Psychologists use ________ to assess individuals' mental aptitudes and compare them with those of others.
a. neural plasticity
b. reliability coefficients
c. intelligence tests
d. the g factor
e. achievement tests
Answer: d. the g factor
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A. resist parental requests about three-fourths of the time B. resist parental requests about one-half of the time C. never actually go along with parental requests D. cooperate with requests by parents more often than they resist
In a memory experiment, participants hear the sentence “They turned in their papers late, so they didn't get full credit.” Two minutes later, the participants are asked whether they heard the sentence above or “Their papers were turned in late, so they didn't get full credit.” Many participants incorrectly report that they heard the second version. This is because ____ memory primarily
uses ____ encoding. a. ?short-term; semantic b. ?short-term; acoustic c. ?long-term; semantic d. ?long-term; acoustic
Regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Because most of the more common STDs are treatable, many people dismiss the impact they can have on their health. b. It is easy to have an infection without knowing it and often impossible to tell whether a sexual partner is infectious. c. Chlamydia can, without symptoms, damage a woman's reproductive organs, resulting in infertility. d. Gonorrhea causes outward symptoms but has not been shown to damage the fertility of either men or women.
Critics of behavior therapy argue that
a. behavioral therapy techniques can be mechanistic and dehumanizing. b. behavioral therapy may relieve symptoms but does not promote inner growth or fulfillment. c. behavioral treatment seems to lack a unifying theory. d. all of the above