In the first few months after birth, an infant's hearing is
a. not functioning.
b. able to detect only very loud sounds.
c. adequate but muffled by amnionic fluid left in the ears.
d. better than the hearing of the average adult.
C
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Regarding the polygraph, which of the following best describes the position of the National Academy of Sciences?
a. The polygraph is accurate enough to use while other more sophisticated methods of detecting lying are being developed. b. The polygraph leads to too many false findings of lying, damaging the lives of many innocent people. c. The polygraph effectively measures physiological signs of lying, and their wide use is supported by research. d. There is not enough research to determine if the wide use of polygraphs is justified. e. The polygraph cannot accurately distinguish lying from emotional reactions of honest people put in pressure situations.
The Western value of independence is clearly exhibited in
Freud's oral stage. Piaget's sensorimotor stage. Erikson's stage of autonomy vs. shame and doubt. epigenetic theory.
Muscle spindles are responsible for a. providing feedback regarding muscle contraction
b. providing feedback regarding position of joints. c. providing feedback regarding muscle length. d. contracting muscles.
The participants who acted as guards in the Stanford Prison Experiment
a. identified with the prisoners and acted in a similar manner. b. developed stress-related symptoms, such as psychosomatic rashes. c. behaved aggressively and even sadistically toward the prisoners. d. showed negative after effects that lasted for years.