Question 1

Research indicates that Head Start programs

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A)   fail to produce even short-term improvements in participants' mental skills.
B)   contribute to dramatic long-term gains in participants' intelligence test scores.
C)   promote aptitude benefits, which generally dissipate over time.
D)   are beneficial only to participants from very intellectually stimulating home environments.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Research on racial differences in intelligence indicates that

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A)   Black Americans typically receive higher scores than White Americans on nonverbal intelligence test questions.
B)   there is currently no difference in the average academic aptitude test scores received by Black and White Americans.
C)   on average, Black Americans perform less well than White Americans on intelligence tests.
D)   among Black Americans, those with the most African ancestry receive the highest intelligence scores.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Research on the determinants of intelligence indicates that

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A)   interest in the heritability of intelligence has declined significantly during the past decade.
B)   both genes and environment have some influence on intelligence scores.
C)   there are no scientific methods for assessing the heritability of intelligence.
D)   there is no relationship between people's position on the determinants of intelligence and their social or political attitudes.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

There are many genes, each of which accounts for much less than 1 percent of intelligence variations. This suggests that intelligence is

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A)   not heritable.
B)   stable across the life span.
C)   characterized by divergent thinking.
D)   a polygenetic trait.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

On which of the following tasks are women most likely to perform as well or better than men?

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A)   playing checkers
B)   reciting poetry
C)   playing video games
D)   copying geometric designsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Compared with men, women are ________ capable of remembering objects' spatial locations and they are ________ sensitive to taste and color.

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A)   more; less
B)   less; more
C)   more; more
D)   less; lessE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

The average intellectual aptitude gap between graduating White and Black college graduates has been observed to ________ during their years in high school and to ________ during their years in college.

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A)   decrease; decrease
B)   increase; increase
C)   decrease; increase
D)   increase; decreaseE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 31: A: Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Compared with men, women are capable of remembering objects' spatial locations and they are sensitive to taste and color.

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On which of the following tasks are women most likely to perform as well or better than men?

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The average intellectual aptitude gap between graduating White and Black college graduates has been observed to during their years in high school and to during their years in college.

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Research on the determinants of intelligence indicates that

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Research indicates that Head Start programs

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There are many genes, each of which accounts for much less than 1 percent of intelligence variations. This suggests that intelligence is

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Research on racial differences in intelligence indicates that

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Compared with men, women are ________ capable of remembering objects' spatial locations and they are ________ sensitive to taste and color.

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On which of the following tasks are women most likely to perform as well or better than men?

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The average intellectual aptitude gap between graduating White and Black college graduates has been observed to ________ during their years in high school and to ________ during their years in college.

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Research on the determinants of intelligence indicates that

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Research indicates that Head Start programs

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There are many genes, each of which accounts for much less than 1 percent of intelligence variations. This suggests that intelligence is

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Research on racial differences in intelligence indicates that

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Compared with men, women are capable of remembering objects' spatial locations and they are sensitive to taste and color.

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The average intellectual aptitude gap between graduating White and Black college graduates has been observed to during their years in high school and to during their years in college.

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