In a study by Eimas and colleagues (1971), young infants were presented with an auditory stimulus from the ba/pa continuum over and over again until they decreased the rate at which they sucked on a pacifier
Then, infants were presented with a novel auditory stimulus that differed in VOT from the original auditory stimulus by a fixed amount. When the novel stimulus was on a different side of the ba/pa category boundary than the original stimulus, infants' sucking rate ___, when the novel stimulus was within the same category as the original stimulus, infants' sucking rate ___.
a. remained constant, remained constant
b. decreased, increased
c. increased, decreased
d. increased, remained constant
C
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A. individualistic orientation B. autonomy C. self-concept D. level of intrapsychic development
Alan's job was recently cut back at work. Alan is feeing a lower sense of self-worth. This relates to his
a. State self-esteem c. Trait self-esteem b. Current self-esteem d. Ego self-esteem
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A. informational belief B. evaluative belief C. attitude object D. uni-valenced decisions
Chromosomes consist of large, double-stranded molecules of ____.
A. deoxyribonucleic acid B. ribonucleic acid C. autosomal genes D. recombination genes