Adopted children tend to have weights that are more similar to those of their birth parents than those of their adoptive parents because __________
a) the influence of environment is stronger than the influence of genes
b) the influence of heredity is stronger than the influence of environment
c) of the amount of nutrients in their diets
d) of their susceptibility to food cues found on television commercials
Answer: b
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a) Studies have not found any difference in perception of time across different cultures. b) Difference in time orientation is never a source of confusion for people across cultures. c) Cultural differences in time orientation may be related to interesting and important aspects of behavior. d) People across cultures maintain and follow the same order of time.
Felicia is nearly hit by a car while crossing the street. Even though it is nearly dark and the colors of the cars appear faded, she tells the police officer it was definitely a blue car. Felicia's experience is an example of
a. brightness constancy b. retinal disparity c. size constancy d. color constancy e. shape constancy
According to the discussion of child-directed speech,
a. adults who use child-directed speech tend to make language acquisition somewhat easier for children. b. adults who use child-directed speech actually make language acquisition more difficult for children. c. unfortunately, fathers are not skilled in using child-directed speech. d. unfortunately, older children are not skilled in using child-directed speech.
When Pavlov placed meat powder or other food in the mouths of canine subjects, they began to salivate. The salivation was a(n) __________
a) unconditioned response b) unconditioned stimulus c) conditioned response d) conditioned stimulus