Which of the Following Is TRUE of the Differences Between

question 92

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE of the differences between males and females in intellectual ability?

• A)Females are superior to males in verbal ability only as adults.
• B)In high school and college,there are negligible differences between males and females on math tests.
• C)In early elementary school,males are superior to females on standardized math scores.
• D)At all ages,females are superior to males in spatial ability.

Identify emotions as cognitive, physiological, and behavioral responses.

Differentiate motivation and emotion in theory and application.

Understand how emotions serve as social communication.

Realize emotions are triggered by cognitive appraisals of internal or external stimuli.

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Definitions:

Ernst Weber

A pioneering psychologist best known for his work in the sensory perception field, including Weber's Law regarding the just-noticeable difference in stimuli.

Sensation

The process through which the senses pick up visual, auditory, and other sensory stimuli and transmit them to the brain.

Perception

The method through which people arrange and understand their sensory perceptions to assign significance to the world around them.

Difference Threshold

The smallest amount by which a stimulus must be changed in order to notice that the change has occurred, also known as the just noticeable difference (JND).