Check the Following Paragraphs for Unity

question 3

Multiple Choice

Check the following paragraphs for unity. Then select the sentence that does not belong in the paragraph. (1) Studies show that many college students today suffer from anxiety and stress.  (2) Stress negatively affects many different parts of the body, from the brain to the bones.  (3) It speeds up heart rate and respiration and raises blood pressure and body temperature.   (4) It can interfere with metabolism, appetite, and digestion, so it can make us fat. (5)   Stress weakens our immune system, too. (6) If stress continues for long periods of time, it can contribute to diseases like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.  (7) More attention is being paid to women's heart disease, a serious problem. (8) Stress also worsens depression and weakens memory by shrinking an important part of the brain. (9) Although some stress is good when it gives us extra jolts of adrenaline to achieve peak performance in our daily lives, too much stress can truly harm us.

• A) sentence 2
• B) sentence 6
• C) sentence 7

Compare and contrast the cognitive skills differences between genders and their potential origins.

Understand how intelligence tests are developed, standardized, and utilized to establish norms.

Appreciate the complexities of measuring intelligence, including the controversies and agreements among researchers regarding intelligence differences across groups.

Grasp the implications of the Flynn effect and the necessity for recalibrating intelligence tests.

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Definitions:

Ambiguous Genitalia

A condition where an individual's external genitalia do not appear clearly male or female, complicating sex determination at birth.

5-alpha Reductase Deficiency

A rare genetic condition where the body lacks or has insufficient amounts of the enzyme needed to convert testosterone into dihydrotestosterone, affecting male sexual development before birth and during puberty.

Dihydrotestosterone

A potent androgen hormone responsible for the development of male characteristics.

5-alpha Reductase Deficiency

A genetic condition that affects male sexual development, leading to atypical genitalia at birth.