The notion of intelligence as a single general ability, known as g, originated with ______.

A. L.l. Thurstone
B. Charles Spearman
C. Horn and Cattell
D. Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon


Answer: B

Psychology

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Ryan is hooked up to an electroencephalograph (EEG) in a sleep lab. As the researcher watches the printout from the EEG, sleep spindles begin to appear. Based on this information, the researcher can conclude that Ryan

a. is currently in REM sleep. b. has just entered Stage 2 sleep. c. has just entered Stage 1 sleep. d. is still awake, but is relaxed and drowsy.

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Vincent and McCabe (2000) found that teasing and criticism about body weight or shape by family members predicts ____

a. borderline personality disorder c. maladaptive perfectionism b. dieting and eating problems d. depression

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Under which condition would Watson's experiments on classical conditioning be replicated today?

a. If the researchers obtained parental permission to expose the child to intense fear b. If the researchers used methods to extinguish the fears after completing their experiments c. If the researchers followed the children for several years to make sure they were not "damaged" from theirparticipation in the experiment d. If the researchers taught parents how to extinguish their children's fears e. The experiments would not be replicated even with the parents' permission

Psychology

Chromosomally male mice that are genetically engineered to lack the SRY gene will develop a. neither ovaries nor testes. b. both ovaries and testes

c. testes. d. ovaries.

Psychology