In many cultures, menarche initiates a monthly ritual related to menstruation that lasts throughout a woman's reproductive life because these cultures believe that menstrual blood is __________.
A. dangerous
B. magical
C. precious
D. medicinal
Answer: A
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Emotions come to us without intention, desire, or
a. trust. b. imagination. c. perception. d. effort.
Dawn is a graduate student who is studying how motor skills develop. She selects one group of children and assesses their motor skills every six months over a two-year period. Dawn is using:
a. a cross-sectional research design b. a confounded research design c. a longitudinal research design d. a multifactorial research design
Entry into adolescence is dependent upon
a. the personality of the child. c. the child's decision. b. the cultural traditions. d. achievement of sexual maturity.
If savantism is due to impaired functioning in some brain areas while other areas experience enhanced functioning, then it might be possible to produce a transient savant condition; has this ever been demonstrated and, if yes, how?
A. No, it has not been demonstrated. B. Yes, it has, with short-acting anesthetics delivered to one hemisphere. C. Yes, it has, with unilateral electroconvulsive therapy. D. Yes, it has, with transcranial magnetic stimulation.