Studying which of the following specifically addresses only the nurture component, not the nature component, of the nature-nurture issue?
A. Choice of friends and genes that enhance cancer risk
B. Musical preferences and choice of hairstyle
C. Inheritance of eye color and preferred social activities
D. Genetic propensity to anemia and inheritance of visual acuity
Answer: B
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Which of the following is one of the eight recommended criteria for evaluating validity coefficients?
a. Determine the statistical sophistication of the researchers who conducted the validation. b. Do not confuse the criterion with the predictor. c. Make sure the results obtained from the validity study are situation specific. d. Perform a small-scale validation study with the population of interest to you.
Ana's family does not have health care, and she has had several illnesses that have gone untreated. Why might this lead to Ana being behind in development?
A. She will correlate illness with education. B. She will miss out on social interactions. C. She will be more likely to have seizures from fever. D. She will have little energy left to learn.
Helmholtz was the first to accurately measure the speed of conduction in nerves
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In a sample of 7- to 80-year-olds, Comalli and colleagues (1962) used a modified Stroop task to find all of the following regarding the Stroop task EXCEPT
a. children’s reaction times decreased on the Stroop task from 7 to 19 years of age b. reaction times were lowest at 13 years, then individuals gradually became slower until age 80 years c. reaction times were relatively stable from about 19 years to 44 years d. reaction times were slower for older adults