In cultures where medical remedies for infant illness are scarce, parents and caregivers go to great lengths to protect them. Describe at least one of these practices used to ensure survival that is based on magic rather than medical evidence
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Answers will vary. In West Africa, a sharp knife is kept near the baby to ward off evil spirits. They give the baby an undesirable nickname to trick these evil spirits into thinking the baby is not worth taking.
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A. parents in these two cultural groups value interdependence within the family more than other ethnic/cultural groups B. children in these two groups mature at a slower rate and tend to be less physically coordinated than children in other ethnic/cultural groups C. of poverty, resulting in exposure to unsafe housing or unsafe neighborhood environments D. higher obesity rates among children in these two cultural groups
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A) media violence contributes to aggression among people. B) children are more likely to heed what people say than to imitate what they do. C) media violence directly causes aggression. D) people are less likely to be aggressive when they are highly aroused.
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a. mescaline (peyote) b. DMT c. ibogaine d. harmaline (yage´)
. People with _____ are MOST likely to develop eating disorders.
A) low self-esteem B) high self-esteem C) an external locus of control D) self-schemas