According to David Buss (2003),what trait ranked first among marriage criteria across countries?

a. a pleasing disposition
b. emotional stability and maturity
c. dependable character
d. mutual attraction and love


Answer: D

Psychology

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d. If you listen to a message while you are asleep, it becomes highly persuasive.

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Random assignment is essential to establishing causality because it

a. permits researchers to verify that they have a diverse and representative sample of participants. b. reduces the possibility that individual characteristics of the participants produced the observed results. c. increases the external validity of the experiment and virtually eliminates issues of reliability. d. allows researchers to determine whether or not their operational definitions reflect the variables of interest.

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Pathways serving which sensory system do not synapse in the thalamus before communicating with the cerebral cortex?

a. touch b. pain c. audition d. olfaction

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A pediatrician examined a baby just a few days old and found that he has a small head, flat midface, and heart defects. What substance taken by the baby's mother during pregnancy is likely responsible for these problems?

a) aspirin b) caffeine c) nicotine d) alcohol

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