Lauren has Prader-Willi syndrome, a disorder that is characterized by obesity, intense hunger, short stature, motor slowness, and intellectual impairment. According to the concept of genomic imprinting, Lauren inherited this disorder from her ______.

A. mother
B. father
C. maternal grandmother
D. paternal grandfather


Answer: B

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c. is not considered important in the area of environmental psychology. d. can be safely ignored when no identifying information about the participants is recorded.

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An instructor counts how many women and men there are in the class and transforms the numbers into percent. The calculator reads 75.757575% women and 24.242424% men. These final answers should be rounded to

a. 75.75% and 24.24% c. 75.7% and 24.2% b. 75.76% and 24.24% d. 75.758% and 24.242%

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Another name for a "fuzzy" concept is a(n)

a. prototype. b. schema. c. heuristic. d. algorithm. e. natural concept.

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Sally unexpectedly runs into her sister with her 3-month-old nephew at the grocery store

She immediately begins to speak to her nephew in a high pitched, sing-songy voice, saying, "You are getting to be such a big boy!" What technique is Sally using that is seen throughout the world when talking to infants? a. Expansion b. Recasting c. Infant-directed speech d. Adult-directed speech

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