According to Herrnstein and Murray, Authors of the Bell Curve

question 156

Multiple Choice

According to Herrnstein and Murray, authors of The Bell Curve, genetics accounts for ______________ more than any other factor

• A) poverty.
• B) illegitimacy.
• C) crime.
• D) IQ.

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Definitions:

Gamma Waves

A type of brain wave frequency associated with cognitive processing, memory, and learning.

Sensory Adaptation

The mechanism where sensory detectors decrease in sensitivity to unchanging stimuli as time progresses.

Priming

A psychological phenomenon in which exposure to one stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention.

Bottom-up Processing

An approach to processing information that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain's integration of sensory information.