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Which of the following best defines identity?
Who a person is
What a person owns
Who a person is
The first step in using voice recognition is to:
record a passphrase
scan your fingerprints
record a passphrase
An innovative company is one that:
produces new and creative ideas
copies the work of other companies
produces new and creative ideas
Why do companies sometimes fight over patents?
To protect the profits from their inventions
To share their inventions with everyone
To protect the profits from their inventions
Behavior means:
the way a person or animal acts
a scientific tool
the way a person or animal acts
Which life event is most likely to have a major impact on personal identity?
buying clothes
getting married
getting married
A disadvantage of DNA testing is that it:
only gives probability of a match
provides results instantly
only gives probability of a match
Which is the correct noun form of patent?
patency
patent
patent
Which collocation is correct in British English?
have a word with someone
make a word with someone
have a word with someone
In science, reasoning means:
thinking logically to solve problems
following other people without questions
thinking logically to solve problems
In an academic introduction, it is important to mention:
how much money you make
past experiences that shaped you
past experiences that shaped you
You can study abroad in Germany ___ in New York.
or
because
or
Which phrase would be most suitable in academic speaking?
A prime example of this is …
That’s cool …
A prime example of this is …
What does a polygraph mainly measure?
Stress in the body
Brain activity directly
Stress in the body
Which sentence uses a reduced adverb clause correctly?
While visiting the island, researchers saw crows making tools.
While they visiting the island, researchers saw crows.
While visiting the island, researchers saw crows making tools.
Which biometric method uses patterns in the eye?
photo ID
iris scan
iris scan
Why do governments grant patents to inventors?
To give inventors exclusive rights to sell their work
To limit creativity in science
To give inventors exclusive rights to sell their work
What is the purpose of a rhetorical question in a lecture?
To emphasize a point without expecting an answer
To get exact information from students
To emphasize a point without expecting an answer
Why can good liars sometimes beat a polygraph test?
They don’t feel stress while lying
They talk very fast
They don’t feel stress while lying
Why is it important to distinguish facts from opinions in science?
Opinions are always correct
Facts are evidence; opinions show personal belief
Facts are evidence; opinions show personal belief
Why are fingerprints commonly used for identification?
Each person’s is unique
They are always visible from far away
Each person’s is unique
One common concern about genetically modified food is that:
it may cause environmental problems
it always tastes worse than natural food
it may cause environmental problems
Why is it useful to identify rhetorical questions in a lecture?
They give exact definitions
They show the speaker’s opinion
They show the speaker’s opinion
What did crows do in the experiment?
They bent a wire into a hook to get food
They memorized numbers
They bent a wire into a hook to get food
One difficulty with using fMRI as a lie detector is that:
it always provides instant results
the subject must stay completely still
the subject must stay completely still