What is one argument against a biological explanation of male/female differences in verbal ability?
a) The difference doesn't appear until the early teens.
b) The differences in scores have become smaller over time.
c) Men are more likely to be television and radio broadcasters.
d) Studies on this topic have a number of methodological flaws.
B
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a. More hostile aggressive but not greater in instrumental aggression than his same-age peers b. More aggressive than his same-age peers c. About as aggressive as his same-age peers d. More instrumentally aggressive but not greater in hostile aggression than his same-age peers
Suppose that you hear another student turning a page of this exam. The representation of that noise by the receptors in your auditory system is called
a. iconic memory. b. an illusory contour. c. the proximal stimulus. d. the distal stimulus.
(Figure 5.14)
A. Migrating cells follow radial glia from the ventricular zone to the developing cortex. B. Progenitor cells located in the ventricular zone produce daughter cells that remain in the ventricular zone or migrate. C. Developing axons adhere to cell adhesion chemicals on the surface of other cells en route to forming synapses with target cells. D. Guidepost cells release chemicals that either attract or repel growing axons.
Which approach to personalityrates people on various characteristics?
A) types B)behaviors C) traits D) situationism