Steven Hawkings is a theoretical physicist who is confined to
a wheelchair due to Lou Gehrig's disease and must "speak" by controlling a speech synthesizer through cheek movements. Even with this disability, Dr. Hawkings is able to continue to advance our understanding of the universe, which illustrates how our thinking abilities
a. are innate.
b. would not be realized without learning being a continual process.
c. are less important than our motivation to succeed.
d. make us adaptable to situations.
ANSWER: d
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Which of the following has research shown to be a reliable gender difference?
a. Boys show earlier verbal development. b. Girls show stronger spatial abilities. c. Girls are more likely to show early language disorders. d. Girls show a higher tendency toward compliance. e. Boys are more effective at expressing emotions.
Paul Broca performed an autopsy of the brain of a patient who had been unable to speak after suffering a stroke. Broca concluded that
a. the control of speech is a function of the left hemisphere. b. the pineal body controls speech production. c. damage to the right hemisphere impairs speech. d. muscle atrophy after a stroke is the result of a fluid pressure drop in the ventricles. e. the corpus callosum is critical for speech production.