If you had read “The Bell Curve” and found that you disagreed with the authors’ contentions about intelligence, you most likely believe that ____
a. ?males and females have very different intellectual abilities
b. intelligence is greatly influenced by environmental forces?
c. social programs to aid in the development of underprivileged children are a waste of time?
d. racial differences in IQ are explained by genetic differences between the races?
ANSWER:
b
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____________________ theories of emotion maintain that emotions are innate reactions that require little cognitive interpretation
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According to your textbook, perception goes beyond the simple receipt of sensory information. It is involved in many different cognitive skills. Which of the following is NOT one of those skills as noted by the chapter?
A. Solving problems B. Experiencing neuromodulation C. Communicating with other people D. Answering questions
With the attainment of the cognitive skill of ____________, children are able to imitate people and scenes they have witnessed in the past
a. mental symbolics c. deferred imitation b. mind representation d. mind symbolics
Many people today have given up smoking cigarettes and are instead using electronic vaping devices. This may reduce negative health impacts from tobacco smoke, but they still experience the negative effects of:
A. nicotine. B. amphetamine. C. ketamine. D. phencyclidine.