During labor and delivery, stress hormones produced by the infant ________.
A. put the newborn in great danger
B. arouse the infant into alertness
C. cause the mother's cervix to thin and the uterine wall to contract
D. temporarily reduce the infant's oxygen supply
Answer: B
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a. Because the "amnesia" includes the inability to recall non-verbal information like faces b. Because language skills do not impact memory abilities, even in adults c. Because mute children (those who never speak) do not display infantile amnesia d. Because mothers who talk to infants are recalled longer than those who don't
Establishing identical behaviors in two different individuals does not ensure that the same underlying processes are occurring in both people
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Molly automatically feels happy every time she has pizza for dinner. Molly’s mom always gets her pizza from The Pizza Shoppe. At first, pulling into The Pizza Shoppe parking lot does not affect the way Molly feels. But after a while, Molly starts to feel happy just when the car turns into The Pizza Shoppe lot because she knows it means they will have pizza for dinner. In this example, The Pizza
Shoppe parking lot is the ____. a. ?unconditioned stimulus b. ?conditioned stimulus c. ?unconditioned response d. ?conditioned response
________ suggests that we are more likely to notice when a newborn gains five pounds than when a sumo wrestler gains five pounds
a. Subliminal perception b. Transduction theory c. Sensory adaptation d. Weber's law e. Kinesthesia