Which of the following would be considered a typical first solid food meal to start infants on?
a. breast milk only
b. rice cereal mixed with breast milk or formula
c. pureed apples and pears
d. pureed meat
B. In the West, pediatricians generally recommend introducing solid food during the fifth or sixth month. This usually starts with rice cereal diluted with milk.
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a. a feeling of knowing. b. shared meaning between two or more people. c. grammar and syntax. d. conservation of space.
Based on numerous recommendations, Martha is planning on enrolling her young son in "The Wee Care Learning Center" day care in town, which has been owned and staffed for the last six years by five former elementary teachers. According to research discussed in the textbook, which of the following can Martha expect concerning the effects of this quality day care on her son?
a. The day care experience will weaken her son's attachment to her. b. Her son will begin to exhibit behavior problems that he did not previously have. c. Her son will experience increases in social and cognitive skills. d. Her son's language skills will decrease.
Evidence for a genetic basis for aggression is provided by
A. data indicating that membership in certain ethnic groups predicts aggression. B. findings that men with the XYY genotype are more likely to be imprisoned. C. higher rates of aggression among individuals with fragile-X syndrome. D. the ability to breed strains of animals for aggressive tendencies.
You just realized that you have a term paper due in two days and you haven't started on it. In what stage of the general adaption syndrome are you likely to be?
a) alarm b) coping c) exhaustion d) resistance