How does the brain regulate growth and development of the infant's body?
a. By sending electrical signals to the muscles and bones
b. Through a predetermined sequence that is initiated at birth
c. Through the secretion of hormones
d. Through regulation of the somatic nervous system
c
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The Big 5 personality traits are good indicators of a person's likelihood to practice certain health behaviors. Girls who are higher in neuroticism, introversion, and disagreeableness:
a. follow medical advice more than girls who are extroverts. b. perform more risky behaviors. c. are more likely to be health focused and therefore healthier. d. are more less likely to smoke than other personality types.
Heterosexual women's preferences for a physically attractive man
A) ?are not influenced by her economic power. B) ?appear to increase along with her economic power. C) ?appear to decrease along with her career opportunities. D) ?are determined by biological factors.
All of the following personality disorders are part of the anxious and fearful behavior cluster except
A. histrionic PD. B. antisocial PD. C. dependent PD. D. obsessive-compulsive PD.
Which of the following statements about social cognition is true?
A. Adolescents are less likely than children to understand that social rules are subjective. B. Adolescents have a more differentiated and more nuanced understanding of social norms than adults do. C. Adolescents are more able than children to step outside themselves and see things from other vantage points. D. Adolescents are less likely than children to believe that in some situations, it may be appropriate to limit the rights of certain people.