What were the major controversies regarding the book The Bell Curve?
What will be an ideal response?
The authors claimed that IQ differences between different ethnic groups are due to real differences in cognitive
abilities and not poverty, education, or test bias. (The book also claimed that intelligence is a general trait that is
significantly influenced by genetics and can be measured well by IQ tests.)
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Why do high levels of insulin tend to increase eating? a. Insulin increases the sensitivity of taste receptors sensitive to sweets and salts
b. Insulin causes the body to store nutrients for later use instead of using them now. c. Insulin stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, increasing heart rate and breathing rate. d. Insulin stimulates the stomach to increase its rate of contractions.
Hunger and eating are influenced by
a. glucose and leptin. b. complex brain circuits. c. insulin. d. all of these
Alpha motor neurons receive input from a. neurons in muscle spindles only
b. neurons in muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs. c. spinal interneurons and neurons of the brainstem and motor cortex. d. neurons in muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs, neurons of the brainstem and motor cortex, and spinal interneurons.
Jung's concept of the personal unconscious most resembles the concept of
a. internal locus of control. b. external locus of control. c. extraversion. d. wish fulfillment. e. the id.