PSYC 2360 - Chapter 1b Questions With Complete
Solutions
With respect to the most advanced design features of their
nervous systems, octopus is to jellyfish as:
ganglia are to segmentation.
ganglia are to a nerve net.
a nerve net is to ganglia.
bilateral symmetry is to a nerve net.
ganglia are to a nerve net.
With respect to the most advanced design features of their
nervous systems, octopus is to jellyfish as:
ganglia are to segmentation.
ganglia are to a nerve net.
a nerve net is to ganglia.
bilateral symmetry is to a nerve net.
ganglia are to a nerve net.
Marisol wants to study a unique attribute of primates. They
could study primates':
ability to use vision to guide their hands.
ability to see ultraviolet light.
speed.
sleeping habits.
ability to use vision to guide their hands.
Researchers at an American university conduct a longitudinal
study, comparing the IQs of 20-year-olds in 1985 and then
,comparing the IQs of 20-year-olds in 2010. The researchers
expect a difference of about _____ points between the groups.
30
25
10
35
25
Dr. Khan is examining a fossil of a skeleton. They believe that
the skeleton is that of a primate who walked upright. Dr. Khan
classifies the skeleton as being a member of the _____ species.
mammal
chordate
primate
hominin
hominin
Which animal has the MOST prominent cerebrum?
a bird
a fish
a snake
a frog
a bird
Whereas _____ proposed a single, general form of intelligence,
_____ proposed multiple, specific types of intelligence.
Gardner; Spearman
Spearman; Gould
, Spearman; Gardner
Flynn; Gardner
Spearman; Gardner
An example of species-typical behavior for humans is:
walking.
reading.
migration.
swimming.
walking.
With respect to the evolution of the nervous system, the
encephalization of ganglia is a precursor to the emergence of:
a nerve net.
segmentation.
bilateral symmetry.
a brain.
a brain.
Living organisms:
all have nervous systems.
all have brains and nervous systems.
all have brains.
don't necessarily have nervous systems or brains.
don't necessarily have nervous systems or brains.
A meme is MOST closely associated with:
the brain.
culture.
Solutions
With respect to the most advanced design features of their
nervous systems, octopus is to jellyfish as:
ganglia are to segmentation.
ganglia are to a nerve net.
a nerve net is to ganglia.
bilateral symmetry is to a nerve net.
ganglia are to a nerve net.
With respect to the most advanced design features of their
nervous systems, octopus is to jellyfish as:
ganglia are to segmentation.
ganglia are to a nerve net.
a nerve net is to ganglia.
bilateral symmetry is to a nerve net.
ganglia are to a nerve net.
Marisol wants to study a unique attribute of primates. They
could study primates':
ability to use vision to guide their hands.
ability to see ultraviolet light.
speed.
sleeping habits.
ability to use vision to guide their hands.
Researchers at an American university conduct a longitudinal
study, comparing the IQs of 20-year-olds in 1985 and then
,comparing the IQs of 20-year-olds in 2010. The researchers
expect a difference of about _____ points between the groups.
30
25
10
35
25
Dr. Khan is examining a fossil of a skeleton. They believe that
the skeleton is that of a primate who walked upright. Dr. Khan
classifies the skeleton as being a member of the _____ species.
mammal
chordate
primate
hominin
hominin
Which animal has the MOST prominent cerebrum?
a bird
a fish
a snake
a frog
a bird
Whereas _____ proposed a single, general form of intelligence,
_____ proposed multiple, specific types of intelligence.
Gardner; Spearman
Spearman; Gould
, Spearman; Gardner
Flynn; Gardner
Spearman; Gardner
An example of species-typical behavior for humans is:
walking.
reading.
migration.
swimming.
walking.
With respect to the evolution of the nervous system, the
encephalization of ganglia is a precursor to the emergence of:
a nerve net.
segmentation.
bilateral symmetry.
a brain.
a brain.
Living organisms:
all have nervous systems.
all have brains and nervous systems.
all have brains.
don't necessarily have nervous systems or brains.
don't necessarily have nervous systems or brains.
A meme is MOST closely associated with:
the brain.
culture.
