A newborn shows a preference for his/her mother's voice rather than the father's voice. What is this most likely the result of?

a. an inability to hear until after birth
b. learning to recognize the mother's voice because of more exposure to these sounds before birth
c. an inability to hear lower pitched tones as in a male's voice
d. liking mom more than they like dad


B

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a. sex b. religiosity c. education d. wine consumption

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a. Self-perception explains attitude change following behavioral commitment beyond our latitude of acceptance. b. Dissonance explains attitude change following behavioral commitment beyond our latitude of acceptance. c. Self-perception explains attitude change; dissonance does not. d. Hypocrisy explains attitude change following behavioral commitment beyond our latitude of acceptance.

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According to James Marcia, when an adolescent moves back and forth between the moratorium and identity achievement categories of identity development, this is called __________

a) identity diffusion b) moratorium c) a "MAMA" cycle d) identity foreclosure

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Primitive, undifferentiated cells that can become any sort of cell in the body are called

A) stem cells B) sperm cells C) egg cells D) lymphocytes

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