Which of the following statements regarding imprinting is not true?
A. imprinting is irreversible
B. imprinting takes place during a critical or sensitive period
C. imprinting is evident in mature animals as well as in newborn animals
D. imprinting improves the chance that the animals will survive
Answer: C
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When television was introduced to the island of Fiji,
a. normally thin girls developed the strong desire to gain weight. b. normally thin boys developed the strong desire to gain weight. c. girls who had seen a plump body as a status symbol developed the strong desire to lose weight. d. boys who had seen a plump body as a status symbol developed the strong desire to lose weight.
Suppose that you have a summer job in which you work with both monolingual and bilingual children, although the two groups are otherwise similar. You would expect to find that
a. the monolingual children would typically be better at following directions. b. the bilingual children would learn the pragmatics of only one language, so if English is their second language, they would be likely to make pragmatic errors. c. the bilingual children would usually be better at following complex instructions. d. the bilingual children would generally perform better at all language tasks except for tasks requiring metalinguistic expertise.
Based upon research regarding gender and memory, it can be concluded that ____
a. ?men have better recall of childhood memories because the memories are less likely to be emotionally charged b. ?women have better recall for adolescent events because they are more socially connected than males c. ?memories of childhood may be influenced by the different manner in which men and women are socialized d. ?despite the fact that men and women are socialized differently, this does not seem to affect their memories of childhood