In terms of IQ scores, adopted children's IQ scores are more like their adopted parents' scores than their biological parents' scores
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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In contrast with well-fed American babies, impoverished babies in rural Africa achieve movement skills at consistently younger average ages. This is an example of research on ____ development
a. optimized b. psychophysical c. the ecological validity of d. normative
Trina received a poor quarterly appraisal of her work performance, and by the time she gets home from work she is so upset that she wants to throw and break something. However, instead, Trina decides to go for a hard 5-mile run
When she gets back from the run, she feels better and her anger has evaporated. Trina's reduction in aggression can be explained by the ________. a) general aggression model b) frustration-aggression hypothesis c) catharsis hypothesis d) excitation transfer theory
The degrees of freedom for the interaction of factors A and Bin a two-factor
between-subjects analysis of variance are given by _____ . a. N- 1 b. (a- 1)(b- 1) c. ab- 1 d. (a + 1)(b+ 1)
Which of the following is an idea generated and supported by evolutionary psychology?
A. Gender roles are socially constructed, as opposed to being a function of evolution. B. An extended childhood period evolved in humans because they require time to develop a large brain and learn the complexity of human societies. C. All evolved mechanisms are adaptive in contemporary society. D. The mind is like a general-purpose device that can be applied equally to a vast array of problems, because evolved psychological mechanisms are not domain-specific.