Under law, the failure to provide a child with adequate food and shelter is considered

A. neglect.
B. abandonment.
C. malnourishment.
D. abuse.


Answer: A

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a. take less time to extinguish than it took for the original extinction. b. take more time to extinguish than it took for the original extinction. c. take the same amount of time to extinguish as it took for the original extinction. d. be impossible to extinguish the response now that spontaneous recovery has occurred.

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A. Prosopagnosia B. Agnosia C. Retrograde amnesia D. Retroactive interference E. Proactive interference

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Hering-Helmholtz and Müller-Lyer both refer to

a. theories of hearing. b. theories of color perception. c. visual disorders. d. illusions.

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According to research, differences in cultural expectations related to gender generally become more pronounced

a. with immigration. b. at about six years of age. c. with marriage. d. at puberty.

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