Which of the following statements about the National Health and Social Life Survey conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago is false?
A. The researchers attempted to obtain a representative sample of the U.S. population.
B. The results indicate that people in committed, one-partner relationships tend to have the most sex.
C. The survey contained controversial questions regarding pornography, pedophilia, and sexual fetishes.
D. About a third of the participants reported having sex only a few times, or not at all, in the preceding year.
Answer: C
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a. would focus on differences between men and women in levels of hormones and neurotransmitters. b. might consider ways in which parents react differently to the aggressive actions of young boys versus girls. c. would suggest that such differences should be identical across different cultures. d. should examine the genetic similarity between relatives who show high levels of aggression.
Research that examines workers' personality characteristics has concluded that
a. people who score high in conscientiousness tend to be too timid to be productive workers. b. low self-monitors are more likely to become organizational leaders. c. extraverts are more likely than introverts to succeed as managers and salespersons. d. self-esteem has little ability to predict job productivity or satisfaction.
What conclusion can be drawn from the unusual gender identity cases from the Dominican Republic? a. The environment has no effect on gender identity
b. If given the necessary hormones at puberty, any girl can become a boy. c. Early child-rearing experiences are not the sole determinant of gender identity. d. Chromosomes are the determining factor in gender identity.
According to Piaget, cognitive maturity is
a. never achieved. c. taking objective responsibility. b. represented by formal operations. d. conventional moral judgment.