Research shows that ________ predicts school performance, as measured by report card grades, better than IQ does
A) self-discipline
B) socioeconomic status
C) the size of the cerebral cortex
D) emotional intelligence
Answer: A
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a. Stressful life events are much more common precursors of depression. b. Stressful life events are much more common precursors of anxiety disorders. c. Stressful events frequently precede the development of both anxiety and depressive disorders. d. The reported association between life events and these disorders is the result of the tendency to expect such a relationship rather than a true association.
A chimpanzee named _______________ learned to use approximately 200 signs from American Sign Language
A) Washoe B) Viki C) Kanzi D) Cheetah
Which of the following issues considers the concept of self-determination in human development?
a. nature-nurture b. activity-passivity c. continuity-discontinuity d. universality-context specificity
A sample has a mean of M = 40. If 10 points are added to one of the scores, what happens to the sample mean?
A) ?it is unchanged B) ?it increases C) ?it decreases a little D) ?it decreases substantially