Suppose you want to train your roommate to keep his/her side of the room clean. According to the disequilibrium principle, how should you start?
What will be an ideal response?
Start by determining what activities your roommate has been deprived of doing. That is, what would he/she do more often, if the opportunity were available? Examples might be going to a movie or having a relaxing dinner. Offering that opportunity as a reward might induce cooperative behavior.
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A. Fragile X B. chromosome C. zygote D. DNA
Which of these statements regarding the practice of embalming the dead body is Answer: True?
a. After embalming the skin retains its normal color. b. A body must be embalmed if the person died of cancer. c. A body must be embalmed if it is shipped by plane to another state. d. The body will not decompose if it is embalmed.
While pregnant, Terry was exposed briefly to a very small amount of a teratogen. The effects of exposure will be
a. serious because teratogens, by definition, cause severe birth defects. b. maximized, depending on her genetic makeup. c. minimized by the small amount and brevity of exposure. d. varied, depending on the timing of the exposure.
What is otitis media?
a. a sinus infection common in children b. inflammation of the middle ear causes by a bacterial infection c. a virus that only children under age one get d. a virus that can cause SIDS