Sophia's grandmother is always saying that her 2-year-old granddaughter soaks up new information like a sponge. This statement is ______________
a. just an old wives' tale
b. true due to synaptic pruning
c. true due to an increase in synaptic density
d. not true because Sophia does not even like water
Answer: C
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When we compare different countries with respect to their preference for male babies, we find that
a. people in Canada have even stronger preferences for sons than do people in the United States. b. gender preferences are unpredictable; for example, females are preferred in India, but males are preferred in China. c. North America is the exception; in most countries, people typically are neutral about whether their child will be a boy or a girl. d. some Asian countries practice selective abortion, so that many more males are born than females.
_____ has shown gender differences in infants as young as 5 months old
a. Verbal ability c. Self-esteem b. Spatial ability d. Mathematical ability
In a research study, when the subjects do not know who is in the experimental group and who is in the control group, but the experimenters do know, the study is called a(n) __________ experiment
a. single-blind b. double-blind c. independent d. dependent
Accompanying physical attractiveness is the beautiful-person stereotype; that is, the
belief that attractive people a. are not likely to be attracted to others. b. are likely only to beattracted to others who are similarly attractive. c. lack others attractive qualities. d. are not likely to be capable of a long-term relationship. e. are also more intelligent, more socially skilled, and happier.