A newborn's hearing is
A. not developed enough to discriminate between sounds.
B. fairly acute, and has been since before birth.
C. operational only after birth because of amniotic fluid in the ear canal.
D. poorly developed until the second month.
Answer: B
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a. It will increase the frequency of Tomas teasing his brother. b. It will teach Tomas new ways to interact with his brother. c. Tomas's parents should punish him by spanking, as it is proven to work best. d. Tomas may learn to tease his brother only when his parents are not around.
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A. histrionic personality disorder B. antisocial personality disorder C. avoidant personality disorder D. borderline personality disorder
Extensive damage to the right parietal lobe of the brain is most likely to result in __________.
A. the inability to recognize familiar faces B. visual-motor coordination impairment C. the inability to retrieve long-term memories D. the inability to store new memories
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a. ?his work challenged the cognitive psychology school of thought b. ?his work was regarded as poorly done c. ?his findings challenged the prevailing view in stimulus-response (S-R) learning theory d. ?journal editors tend to accept findings that contradict or oppose current thinking e. ?All of the choices are correct