In the United States and a few European countries, __________ are responsible for a modest, continuing trend toward earlier menarche
A) increased rates of infectious disease
B) soaring rates of overweight and obesity
C) eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia,
D) lack of standardized health care and high poverty rates
Answer: B
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a. Fixed-interval b. Variable-interval c. Fixed-ratio d. Variable-ratio
Dr. Mavin learns the names of all the students enrolled in her calculus classes. Based on the results from Ebbinghaus' studies, which investigated the typical pattern of forgetting, if Dr. Mavin's memory for the names of the students is tested after the semester ends, you should predict that:
a. very few of the names will be forgotten early, but later on there will be a rapid decline in the number of names she is able to recall b. there will be a constant steady decline in the number of names she is able to recall c. most of the names will be forgotten early, but later there will be a slow steady increase in the number of names she is able to recall d. most of the names will be forgotten early, and there will continue to be a slow decline in the number of names she is able to recall
Based on research investigating the link between language and thought, Benjamin Whorf concluded that:
A) thought determines language because thinking precedes communication. B) language cannot determine thought because thought is essentially an aspect of communication. C) language has no influence on thought. D) language shapes thought.
Which of the following tend to be hardy individuals, who see setbacks as challenges, are strengthened by losses, and find humor in disappointments?
a. naïve people b. immature people c. happy people d. arrogant people