Each of the 10 children born to Ernest and Elvira Orangeburg has been born with red hair. Each child is also very intelligent and athletic
The Orangeburg's are expecting an 11th child who is also likely to be born with the same traits according to ________ as evidenced in the ________.
a. nurture; nature versus nurture controversy
b. nature; nature versus nurture controversy
c. environmental factors; conception theory
d. teratogens; Conception Theory
e. learning; classical conditioning theory
b. nature; nature versus nurture controversy
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Psychologists define learning as
a. a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience. b. a temporary change in behavior due to one's motivational state. c. behavioral changes as a result of maturation and development. d. the modification and replacement of old behaviors and habits with socially acceptable behaviors.
Because the amygdala receives information from the thalamus before it receives information from the cortex, you:
A) are hard-wired to fear animals such as snakes. B) can be afraid of something without knowing exactly what it is. C) would be best served to delay making important decisions for 24 hours. D) will only have fast emotional responses to life-and-death situations.
Who was the earliest person associated with the trait approach?
a. Sigmund Freud c. Platon Euclid b. Jean Piaget d. Argos Hippocrates
Large, environmentally induced gains in IQ present a major challenge to the assumption that
A) gender variations in IQ are genetic. B) societal contributions to IQ are unimportant. C) ethnic variations in IQ are genetic. D) IQ is a valid measure of school learning potential.