Which of the following statements regarding Horn and Cattell's theory of crystallized and fluid intelligence is FALSE?
A) Fluid intelligence peaks at approximately age 18.
B) Crystallized intelligence consists of vocabulary and number abilities.
C) Crystallized intelligence increases throughout adulthood.
D) Fluid intelligence consists of mechanical skills.
D) Fluid intelligence consists of mechanical skills. Fluid ability is a biologically based ability to think. It essentially involves the ability to perceive relations among elements, and it peaks by around age 18.
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a. The situation error c. The fundamental attribution error b. The automatic error d. The motivational error
Learned responses are extinguished when conditioned stimuli are no longer associated with unconditioned stimuli
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Five students took a personality test. Their deviation scores were –4, +3, +1, –2, +2 . Assuming that these scores form a normal distribution, which deviation(s) represent the score(s) having the highest frequency?
a. –4 c. –2 and +2 b. +3 d. +1
Why is it that monozygotic twins share 100% of their genes?
a. Because they are the result of two sperm cells fertilizing the same egg, and thus that egg make sure to choose only the same genes from each of the sperm cells. b. Because they are the result of one zygote that split in two, making a perfect replica of itself. c. Because they are the result of two zygotes being formed at precisely the same time. d. Because they are born at the same time, and thus have the same start to their phenotypical development.