When physical characteristics, such as early onset of menstruation or increased height and weight due to better nutrition, change over the course of several generations, it is called a __________.
A. generational cycle
B. primary characteristic
C. secular trend
D. secondary characteristic
Answer: C
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a. ?reflexes b. ?will c. ?perception d. ?sensation e. ?thought
Claude, a foreign exchange student from France, is teaching Kelli how to say a couple of sentences in French. Kelli repeats the words over and over, but has no idea what the individual sounds mean. By saying the words repeatedly, Kelli is practicing:
A. interference B. deep processing C. maintenance rehearsal D. elaborative rehearsal
The only current source of stem cells is embryonic stem cells, which are usually at the blastocyst stage of development
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
An alien from outer space was just captured. Scientists take turns examining the creature. At a press conference, one of the scientists reports that the alien can hear frequencies between 10,000 and 30,000 Hz
How does the alien's ability to detect sound compare to a human being's ability? a. The alien and humans detect the same frequencies. b. Humans can detect higher frequencies than the alien. c. The alien can detect higher frequencies, but its hearing is not as acute at lower frequencies. d. Humans can detect higher frequencies; however, the alien detects lower frequencies better than humans. e. Humans can detect both lower and higher frequencies than this alien.