Infants have a preference for sweet-tasting items. It has been proposed that infants have this preference as an adaptive response because _____

salty items are generally poisonous
sweet foods have more calories
all humans have a preference for sweets
breast milk is sweet


breast milk is sweet

Psychology

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Fill in the blank with correct word.

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The neurocognitive hypothesis of dreaming suggests that

A) the symbols and metaphors in a dream disguise a person's true unresolved problems. B) dreams are usually about our everyday problems and may even help us to solve those problems. C) there is no purpose to dreaming; dreams occur because of random brainstem signals. D) we are more likely to dream about good things that happen to us than about our problems.

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Acquaintance rape is more frequent under which of the following conditions?

A. when the victim and the assailant have both been drinking or using other drugs B. on dates when the male pays for all expenses C. when the date is in an isolated location D. all of the above

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Research has shown that when waking up in the morning, individuals high in dispositional optimism have a lower response of which chemical?

A. melatonin B. GABA C. cortisol D. HGH

Psychology