According to research by Rose et al. in the year 2012, in a continuing effort to find aspects of intelligence and cognition that might remain consistent from infancy through later childhood, a number of researchers have recently focused on _____
A) visual recognition memory
B) genetic behavioral patterns
C) canalization
D) deferred imitation
A
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Suppose that you work for the advertising division of a car company, and that you and your team are reviewing advertisements for a new safety feature. You are deciding between an ad with a low-fear message (which simply mentions the feature without demonstrating it), an ad with a moderate-fear message (which shows how the feature can help drivers avert accidents), and an ad with a high-fear
message (which shows a horrific collision resulting from driving in a car without the feature). All else being equal, research on fear-based messaging would suggest that you should air ____. a. the low-fear ad b. the high-fear ad c. the moderate-fear ad d. either the low-fear ad or the high-fear ad, but not the moderate-fear ad
_________ argue(s) that lowering the legal drinking age from 21 to 18 years of age would reduce binge drinking on college campuses
a. MADD b. The Governor's Highway Safety Association c. The Amethyst Initiative d. Rupert Wilkinson e. all of the above
According to your textbook, which of the following is true regarding the population level increases in intelligence test scores over time?
A) The increase indicates that children today are actually smarter than their parents were. B) The increase is due to the fact that people are better test takers, not that they are smarter. C) The increase is an illusion created by the way intelligence tests are normed. D) The reasons for the increase are unclear, but may reflect the increased ability to process information quickly.
__________ is the capacity to voluntarily suppress a dominant response in order to plan and execute a more adaptive response
A) Fearful distress B) Effortful control C) Goodness of fit D) Self-awareness