Language development between 12 and 18 months old is best described as ____
a. non-existent
b. a rapid explosion
c. slow to expand
d. infinitely generative
C. From 12 to 18 months, toddlers learn to speak one to three new words a week. Language would have made it easier to communicate about the location of food sources and about how to make tools, which would in turn enhance survival.
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a. salivating right before food was placed in their mouths. b. failing to salivate when food was placed in their mouths. c. salivating only when food was placed in their mouths. d. salivating right after they had swallowed food.
When desirable or undesirable characteristics of personality are evaluated, we refer to this as assessing a person's temperament
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Sullivan and associates evaluated the effectiveness of an advocacy program for women with abusive partners. This study is an example of:
a. positivist, value-free research b. use of experimental methods in a community study c. "taking a stand" based on a feminist viewpoint d. both ‘b' and ‘c'
Some hemorrhages may result from a. embolisms
b. thrombosis. c. low blood pressure. d. aneurysms.