Describe the meaning of "milk rights" and "milk siblings" in rural Turkey
What will be an ideal response?
It is believed that if the mother breastfeeds, her child will be obligated to take care of her in old age. If she is not able to breastfeed, she finds another woman in the village to breastfeed for her- "a milk mother." That woman's children are considered milk siblings to this baby and in adulthood they are forbidden from marrying.
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Humorous approaches to persuasion are most effective when
a. fear arousal is used in conjunction with the humor. b. people really care about the topic. c. the person really needs to remember the message. d. the message is relatively unimportant.
Which one of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic of a good test according to your textbook?
A. The test appears to measure or predict what it is intended to measure or predict. B. The test includes a representative sample of behaviors thought to measure an attribute. C. The test includes behavior samples obtained under standardized conditions. D. The test has rules for scoring to ensure similarity of scoring by different examiners.
By the time they are months old, infants will turn their heads to hear ______.
A. nonnative speech B. stories they heard in the womb C. their own names D. names that sound similar
Which is not a factor that is contributing to today's higher rates of childhood obesity?
a. television ads for high-calorie foods b. video and computer games c. people eating at home more instead of eating out d. parents' concerns about children playing outdoors