Which of the following statements regarding newborns' taste preferences is true?
A) Not until at least 12 months do babies prefer a salty taste to plain water.
B) Newborns do not exhibit taste preferences until a few weeks after birth.
C) Prenatal exposure to a flavor can influence taste preferences well into the first year.
D) Newborns do not have taste preferences because they cannot distinguish basic tastes.
Answer: C
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a. Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale. b. Gesell Developmental Schedules. c. Bayley Scales of Infant Development. d. Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale.
According to Piaget's cognitive developmental theory, which of the following is true of people?
A) People are not motivated by a conscious desire for personal growth. B) People cannot fulfill two needs at the same point of time. C) People are motivated to increase stimulation that impinges on them. D) People try to eliminate inconsistencies or discrepancies in information.
Cronbach's Alpha is used to overcome limitations associated with reliability assessed using the ____ method
a. inter-rater b. split-half c. average inter-item correlation d. average item-total correlation
The intestines secrete hormones called:
a. norepinephrine and leptin c. dopamine and estrogen b. ghrelin, PYY, and CCK d. androgens