People in a conversation generally pick up on each other's rhythms because of the activation of endogenous __________, which are neural circuits that fire at regular intervals and thus serve as timekeepers for the brain.
a. Counters
b. Amplifiers
c. Oscillators
d. Power supplies
Ans: c. Oscillators
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Which of the following students provides the most accurate statement about employment in traditionally female occupations?
a. Marco: "The research demonstrates that a single woman in the United States can live fairly comfortably on a salary of about $7 an hour, as long as she works 40 hours a week.". b. Jian: "The majority of women in Western Europe are agricultural workers, whereas in most African countries, the majority are service workers.". c. Stacey: "Immigrant women who are hired to do domestic work are generally hired at a low salary, and they are expected to work long hours.". d. Thomas: "In Asian and Latin American countries, many women work in sweatshops, but there are no sweatshops in the United States or Canada because they are illegal.".
According to Triandis and his colleagues (1995), individuals are autonomous and equal in _____, whereas individuals are autonomous but unequal in _____
a) horizontal individualism; vertical collectivism b) vertical individualism; horizontal collectivism c) horizontal collectivism; vertical individualism d) horizontal individualism; vertical individualism
What aspect of language explains why children understand jokes better in middle childhood?
a. pragmatics b. grammar c. syntax d. phonology
Your middle-school-aged daughter describes a new female classmate as "different." She tells you that this classmate is quite short but has broad shoulders and a webbed neck
She also says that this classmate is clumsy in gym class and slow in geometry but okay in English. Of the following, which is most likely to be true? A) Your daughter's new classmate has Klinefelter syndrome. B) Your daughter's new classmate has trisomy X. C) Your daughter's new classmate is an XXX female. D) Your daughter's new classmate has Turner syndrome.