Which of the following statements about smell is false?
A. People can distinguish happy from sad emotions based on underarm smells.
B. People can distinguish men from women solely on the basis of the smell of their breath.
C. Women are able to identify their babies solely on the basis of smell just a few hours after birth.
D. Men generally have a better sense of smell than women.
Answer: D
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a. From about the age of four, children seem quite positive about children of the other gender. b. Boys show gender prejudice, but girls do not. c. Children are more positive about same-gender peers than about other-gender peers. d. Adults are much more biased than children in their attitudes toward members of the other gender.
Theorists like Batson and Moran argue that altruism is a genuine phenomenon that exists when two characteristics occur. What are they?
a) empathy and no rewards b) empathy and intrinsic rewards c) empathy and extrinsic rewards d) empathy and exceptionally small or uncertain rewards
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similar to the principle of A) homeostasis B) instincts C) the Yerkes-Dodson law D) observational learning
Among U.S. teenagers, 20 to 50 percent __________
A) have had one or more major depressive episodes B) are gloomy and self-critical for months or years C) experience mild to moderate feelings of depression D) have received treatment for depression