Parental investment theory suggests that, in comparison to men, women show ______ desire for partners who are intelligent, ambitious and have high social status and ______ interest in attractiveness.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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On the second day of class, you can't remember your psychology professor's name. In fact, you have difficulty remembering your other professors' names. If this is an example of interference, where are those memories?
A. The memories are still stored in long-term memory. B. The memories no longer exist. C. The memories are located in the nodes between sensory memory and short-term memory. D. The memories are located in the primary memory cache of working memory.
Why has the concept of "g" remained so popular among psychologists?
A. The concept of "g" takes into account musical, athletic, and creative forms of intelligence. B. The research clearly shows that the idea of multiple intelligences is not valid. C. Most of the research on intelligence is based on the psychometric approach. D. The multiple-intelligence theory is widely accepted.
Meissner corpuscles respond best when the skin ________; Merkel discs are most active when ________
a. rubs against another object; something warm touches the skin b. is touched by something warm; the skin rubs against another object c. rubs against another object; an object puts steady pressure on the skin d. senses steady pressure from an object touching the skin; an object rubs against the skin
Debbie and Paul are thinking about starting a family, but are a little hesitant because there is a history of phenylketonuria in Debbie's family. What should Debbie and Paul do?
a. They should adopt a child if they want children. Anyone with a history of inherited disease in their family should not have children. b. They should go ahead and try to start a family. If Debbie is a carrier of the disease, she is unlikely to be able to get pregnant. c. They should go ahead and start trying. Phenylketonuria is not an inherited disease. d. They should go to genetic counseling to determine what the odds are that they will pass on the disease.