Professor Beck tells his class that homeothermic organisms have an advantage because being homeothermic _____.
A. reduces the fuel requirements of the body
B. prevents excessive reliance on a single sensory system
C. enables the individual to stay active when the environment is cool
D. decreases the need for shivering and sweating
Answer: C
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b. expectancy effects. c. ecological validity. d. both reactivity and expectancy effects.
The time following an action potential during which a new action potential CANNOT be initiated is called the _____ period.
A) regenerative B) resting C) refractory D) omission
Research conducted by E. Mavis Hetherington has found that the most difficult period for most children is the
a. second year following the divorce of their parents. b. first year following the divorce of their parents, but only for girls. c. the year preceding the divorce of their parents, but only for boys. d. first year following the divorce of their parents.
According to social-learning theorists, __________ is the most important process in acquiring
sex-typed behaviors. Fill in the blanks with correct word