Four basic tastes are part of our evolutionary heritage. Which one helps us detect poison?
a. Sweet
b. Salty
c. Sour
d. Bitter
Answer: d
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a. is chemically converted to testosterone b. is prevented from entering the developing cells c. is chemically unstable at the body temperature of a fetus d. would have no effect on cells even if it did enter them
Five-month-old Tarik dislikes his high chair; he cries at first glimpse of the high chair in anticipation that he will placed in the confining chair. He recognizes the high chair from all angles: whether he is sitting on the floor, looking up at the high chair, or someone is holding him over it. Tarik's all encompassing recognition of the high chair illustrates ____.
A. shape constancy B. size constancy C. object constancy D. object permanence
After her surgery, Sona cannot remember anything that occurred in the hour leading up to the surgery in which she was anaesthetized and rendered unconscious. This mild form of _____ amnesia is MOST likely due to the head injury preventing memory _____.
A) anterograde; consolidation. B) anterograde; rehearsal. C) retrograde; consolidation. D) retrograde; rehearsal.
In any given year, what percent of the U.S. population suffers from a mood disorder?
a. 3.8 percent b. 5.6 percent c. 9.5 percent d. 14.7 percent