Around 7 to 9 months, infants begin to ________
A) detect words that start with weak syllables
B) prefer nonspeech sounds over human speech
C) prefer their native language to foreign languages
D) divide the speech stream into wordlike units
Answer: D
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Sequential persuasion techniques like the foot-in-the-door technique may work because they:
a. rely on authority figures. b. wear down one's sense of self-control or self-regulation. c. rely on deception. d. offer no alternatives.
Andrew is a normal-looking 5-year-old boy who is having
some behavioral difficulties. Although he tries to be a good kid, he is sometimes so impulsive that he gets into trouble. Kara, his mother, cannot understand why he is impulsive. She reads all of the parenting books she can get her hands on and has set, and enforced, fair guidelines for his behavior. Andrew's behavior is puzzling to her. Kara's mother, who happens to be a researcher in the field of prenatal development, is not very puzzled by the situation at all. She speculates that Andrew's behavior is a result of Kara drinking small amounts of alcohol throughout her pregnancy, even when she advised Kara not to. Kara's mother is likely concerned about _____ a) severe mental retardation. b) fetal alcohol effects. c) an insecure attachment. d) fetal alcohol syndrome.
Sean had a rare form of stomach cancer and underwent surgical treatment to completely remove his stomach. How will this procedure likely affect his sensation of hunger?
A. He will no longer feel hungry and have to rely on external cues to eat. B. He will now need to only rely on internal cues to determine when to eat. C. He will now experience a sense of hunger in his throat region. D. He will still experience a sense of hunger in his abdominal region.