In explaining why people age and eventually die, Dr. Filipovsky talks about "free radicals" and how their buildup produces tissue damage. Dr. Filipovsky is promoting a ____ theory of aging
a. wear-and-tear
b. metabolic
c. cellular
d. programmed cell death
c
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People are termed gifted in terms of intelligence if their IQ is above ________
a) 120 b) 130 c) 140 d) 150
The three parts of the information-processing theory of memory are ___________
a) sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory. b) CS, UCS, UR, and CR. c) encoding, storage, and retrieval. d) shallow, medium, and deep processing.
According to Case, working memory is also known as which of the following?
A) Metamemory B) Short-term storage space C) Mid-range memory D) Operational memory
Boian is observing frogs in the lab for his dissertation. He notices that a deformed male frog is unable to find a mate. What evolutionary perspective might explain why this frog is unable to find a partner?
A. attractiveness theories indicate that this frog is not "hot" enough to reproduce B. average frogs only mate once per lifetime C. "survival-of-the-fittest" D. asymmetry may indicate genetic/developmental instability