Your brother walks over to the table to have breakfast and announces that he "slept like a baby." Because you know a lot about sleep, what will you point out about his statement?
a) Most babies sleep for a few hours and wake up about 6 to 8 times a day.
b) Babies do not reach the deepest stages of sleep that are believed to be most restful.
c) The sleep of a baby is so different that comparisons with adult sleep cannot be made.
d) The brain of an infant works so hard to develop properly that they do not actually sleep.
A
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Chapter 13 discussed many recommendations about society's prevention of rape. Which of the following is not one of those recommendations?
a. Education about rape needs to be improved, beginning in the last two years of high school. b. The laws need to be changed, so that the legal process is less stressful to the person who has been raped. c. Men's groups on campus can help to organize information sessions about the problem of rape and sexual assault. d. The media must reduce the level of violence in films, popular music, and other forms of "entertainment.".
Arrest statistics do not accurately reflect the prevalence of adolescent delinquency because
older criminals lie about their age. many offenders are never caught. more juvenile offenses lead to arrest than do adult crimes. police exaggerate juvenile crimes.
Kendra is reading Module 2 in her psychology textbook, and she comes to the major module heading of "Critical Thinking—Take It with a Grain of Salt." She should
a. keep reading. b. turn the heading into a question. c. look up the term "critical thinking" in the dictionary or Wikipedia. d. reflect on what salt has to do with critical thinking.
According to research, differences such as preferred body size in mates, definitions of social justice, and whether you are expressive or reserved are based primarily on ______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).