Which part of the human body did Descartes identify as the house for the mind?
a. heart
b. pineal gland
c. ventricles
d. cerebral cortex
b. pineal gland
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A very funny saying goes like this: "Why do people say I slept like a baby when babies wake up every hour during the night.". Aside from the chuckle you may have gotten, what would you say about this quip based on your reading of the textbook?
a. It is inaccurate because babies tend to sleep for four to six hours at a time as early as two months of age. b. It is inaccurate, since babies tend to sleep for about three hours, wake up for an hour, and then repeat the cycle. c. It is actually rather accurate, since newborn babies tend to wake up every 30 to 60 minutes for the first month of life. d. It is impossible to state whether this saying is accurate, since there is no predictable trend of sleep cycles in babies.
A power imbalance between genders is suggested by reports by some females that
a. they engaged in sex in order to please themselves. b. they engaged in sex after discussion it with their boyfriend and making a decision together. c. they engaged in sex out of fear that their boyfriend would be unhappy or would leave them. d. their boyfriends forced them to have sex.
A group of co-workers at Acme Corporation decides to diet together. Over six months, they collectively shed 349 pounds. Now that they have lost weight, they would like to maintain their loss. Based on recommendations from the text, the group should do all but which of the following?
a. learn to control portion sizes b. limit fat intake to less than 30% of daily calories c. eat quickly to avoid being at the table around food d. beware of hidden calories in items like colas and fruit drinks e. engage in regular physical activity to help increase the metabolic rate
Genotypic influences on the child's self-concept are
a. impossible to estimate. b. stronger for boys than for girls. c. stronger for girls than for boys. d. very low for either girls or boys.