"Mom always liked you best!" was a frequent punchline of the Smothers Brothers' comedy routine in the 1960s. To the extent that parents have favorites among siblings, ____ is demonstrated at home

a. heritability
b. canalization
c. shared environmental influence
d. nonshared environmental influence


D

Psychology

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Psychology

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A) A psychosomatic disorder B) A fight-or-flight stimulus C) Stress D) Social anxiety

Psychology

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A. direct agonist B. direct antagonist C. indirect agonist D. indirect antagonist

Psychology

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A. use of carotid stents B. carotid endarterectomy C. atherosclerosis D. angioplasty

Psychology