More ____________________ are conceived than ____________________, although more ____________________ survive infancy

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boys; girls; girls

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Having just finished the last of the milk, Harry makes a mental note to go to the grocery store tomorrow to purchase more; this is an example of prospective memory 2. Failures of prospective memory usually are due to blocking 3. The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is an example of blocking 4. Blocking results when we try to retrieve information that has faded from memory 5. Blocking tends to occur more frequently as people age

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If genes play an important role in influencing a specific trait, siblings should be more alike in terms of this trait than will be

a. identical twins. c. cousins. b. fraternal twins. d. people who are unrelated to them.

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The longest prenatal stage is the _____ stage

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Mrs. Anderson believes that Nicole is a poor student who will not perform very well this school year, while she believes that Lynn is a good student who will flourish during this school year. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

a. Nicole and Lynn will both be affected by Mrs. Anderson's expectations and will likely demonstrate what Mrs. Anderson expects. b. Nicole will flourish despite Mrs. Anderson's expectations, while Lynn's performance will suffer due to the added stress of pleasing her teacher. c. Nicole and Lynn will be unaffected by Mrs. Anderson's expectations. d. Lynn will be unaffected, but Nicole will suffer greatly from Mrs. Anderson's expectations.

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