How many pairs of chromosomes do most people have in most of their cells? Which pair determines our sex, and what is the difference between the male and female pairs of chromosomes?
What will be an ideal response?
People typically have 23 pairs of chromosomes and the 23rd pair determines whether a person is male or female.
The male pattern is XY, and the female pattern is XX.
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a. group-oriented messages are more persuasive to everyone b. individual-oriented messages are more persuasive to everyone c. group-oriented messages and individual-oriented messages are equally persuasive to everyone d. group-oriented messages are more persuasive to people from collectivist cultures, and individual-oriented messages more persuasive to people from individualist cultures
An explanation of the moon illusion stating that the horizon seems more distant than the night sky is known as
a. the size illusion. b. Gregory's phenomenon. c. size constancy. d. apparent-distance hypothesis.
__________ is a biological phenomenon, while __________ is a socially constructed phenomenon
a. Sex; sex role b. Gender role; gender stereotype c. Gender; sex d. Sex; gender
In order to control our attention to a stimulus, we must be able to focus on relevant information but also suppress our focus on irrelevant information. This suppression describes the process of
a) inhibition b) spotlighting. c) orientation. d) filtering.