While at the zoo with his parents, young Jonah looks at a large snail behind a glass display. He looks up at his mother and, much to her surprise, says, "Mommy, that looks just like part of a human being's ear!" To which ear structure is Jonah referring?
a) the semicircular canals
b) the basilar membrane
c) the primary ossicle
d) the cochlea
ANS: D, The cochlea is a coiled tube that resembles a snail shell, and it houses the basilar membrane which is important for our ability to hear.
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Which statement BEST captures the distinction between the effects of religiosity and those of spirituality on health-related behaviors and feelings?
A. There is no distinction between the effects of religiosity and those of spirituality on health-related behaviors and feelings. B. Religiosity affects health-related behaviors, whereas spirituality affects health-related feelings. C. Religiosity affects health-related feelings, whereas spirituality affects health-related behaviors.
Tim claims that flashbulb memories are a separate and special kind of memory. Liz says otherwise; flashbulb memories are subject to the same inaccuracies and biases that characterize ordinary memories. Who is right?
A. Tim-flashbulb memories are complete and immune to forgetting. B. Tim-flashbulb memories represent a fourth type of memory. C. Liz-flashbulb memories result from automatic encoding. D. Neither one is correct, since more research is needed.
After playing by herself for a while, young Annika smiles when she sees the face of her father. What term best describes this response?
a. Social smile b. Cooperative play c. Parallel play d. Social referencing
Gardner and Steinberg (2005) arranged a study in which adolescents and older adults played a simulated driving game either alone or with peers. The researchers measured risky behaviour in terms of the number of crashes that occurred during the game. They found that the presence of peers:
A) greatly increased crashes for both age groups. B) significantly decreased crashes for both age groups. C) greatly increased crashes for adolescents but significantly decreased crashes for older adults. D) greatly increased crashes for adolescents but had little effect for older adults.