No matter how engaged in conversation parents may be, they probably will quickly notice if their children start crying. This is an example of the:
A) unity of consciousness.
B) division of attention.
C) dual-attention phenomenon.
D) cocktail-party effect.
D) cocktail-party effect.
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Stepparents often act like parents who adopt a(n) _________ parenting style
a. disengaged c. authoritarian b. permissive d. authoritative
Schneider and Shiffrin's (1977) experiments showed that when the targets and distractors were ___________, the task became automatic for the subjects.
A. of different types B. of the same types C. were all numbers D. were all letters
Which of the following components of ejaculate account for the LEAST amount of the total volume of ejaculate?
A) Sperm B) Prostate fluid C) Seminal vesicle fluid D) Cowper's glands' secretions
You visit your friend in the hospital after she has given birth to her first child. Her husband mentions that he is so relieved that the Apgar score was a 9 because now he doesn't have to worry about any problems. He says, "My best friend had a baby with Down syndrome, and their baby's Apgar was really low; we are so lucky that our baby is above average in intelligence." Explain what "Apgar" stands for, and comment on the above quote.
What will be an ideal response?