What regulates the menstrual cycle?
a. Phases of the month that coincide with lunar phases
b. Increases and decreases in estrogen and progesterone levels
c. The presence or absence of androgens
d. Fluctuations of testosterone
Question 2The textbook identifies three ways in which the environment can contribute to differences in test scores. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
a. experience with test contents
b. test-taking skills
c. peer pressure
d. stereotype threat
Question 3Girls begin to ovulate
a. when they begin to menstruate.
b. when they reach a certain body weight.
c. generally 12 to 18 months after menarche.
d. at age 12.5.
Question 4Which statement concerning ethnicity and intelligence is most accurate?
a. The recent discovery of a smart gene has led most to believe that intelligence has a strong genetic component.
b. Even if ethnic groups differ significantly in intelligence, the difference is likely the result of environmental factors.
c. Being economically disadvantaged is related to ethnicity but not to intelligence.
d. If intelligence differences within an ethnic group are due to genetics, then intelligence differences between the group and other ethnic groups must be due to genetics.
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