The data on employment show that men and women often select careers in different fields. This tendency is called
a. occupational segregation.
b. comparable worth.
c. entitlement.
d. denial of personal disadvantage.
A
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A) We require more sleep as we age. B) As we age, we tend to need less sleep. C) We require much sleep during infancy and early childhood, less sleep in adolescence and early adulthood, and then more sleep in middle and older age. D) The amount of sleep we require does not follow a consistent pattern as we age.
In which species did scientists first discover gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH)?
a) quail b) cats c) monkeys d) humans
The analysis of equal loudness contours indicates that
A. high frequencies are perceived as louder than low frequencies. B. low frequencies are perceived as louder than high frequencies. C. high frequencies are perceived as equally loud as low frequencies. D. above 40 dB, all frequencies are perceived as equally loud.
Critics of Piaget's theory have claimed each of the following EXCEPT it ______
a. does not account for cultural influences on learning and development b. underplays the importance of social interaction in cognitive development c. underestimates young infants' understanding of the world d. unrealistically portrays cognitive development as a smooth, gradual process