Consider this problem: "A farmer had 15 sheep. All but 7 died. How many sheep did he have left?" Megan, the math major, arrived at the wrong answer; she said 8 . Her response was probably based upon
a. a mental set. c. parallel processing.
b. functional fixedness. d. overconfidence.
A
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A. the secular trend B. the adolescent growth spurt C. the HPG axis D. adrenarche
Fathers tend to emphasize ____ as they interact with their babies
a. reading and talking to them b. showing them toys c. playing quiet games d. physical play
Empedocles proposed that ____
a. life sprang, perfectly formed, from the minds of the gods b. life is an illusion created by the gods c. life was created when strife separated the elements that had been united by love d. life is essentially unknowable because we, ourselves, are alive
A homozygous individual has two alleles that are the same
Indicate whether the statement is true or false