As the result of a classroom demonstration, a classmate recently discovered that he is a supertaster. He has done some research, and found out that
a. men are more likely to be supertasters than are women.
b. supertasters are likely to have fewer pain receptors on their tongues.
c. supertasters have more taste buds than nontasters.
d. it would be unlikely that other members of his family are also supertasters.
Answer: c. supertasters have more taste buds than nontasters.
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a. obedience b. cognitive dissonance c. social interference d. conformity
Behaviorism is to ____ as social learning is to ____
Tolman; Pavlov a. ?Tolman; Pavlov b. ?Kohler; Skinner c. ?Skinner; Bandura d. ?Bandura; Pavlov
Census statistics show that the most common household in America is a married couple living with their own children
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of these relationships would be least likely to be investigated with a
correlational approach? (a) between IQs of identical twins (b) between ACT scores and SAT scores on the same set of people (c) between the heights and weights of the players on a basketball team (d) between the dosage of a drug and the intensity of the response (e) between age and general health