Changes in the infant's ability to produce speech sounds occur as a result of
a. physiological changes in the vocal apparatus and the nervous system.
b. increased control of the brainstem over voluntary utterances.
c. innate preferences for prosody.
d. repetitive attempts at copying the language spoken around them.
A
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A. unsuccessful psychopaths remain cool under pressure, as a result of low activity in the amygdala B. successful psychopaths remain cool under pressure, as a result of low activity in the amygdala C. unsuccessful psychopaths are thought to have greater behavioral control, due to fewer defects in the prefrontal cortex D. successful psychopaths are thought to have decreased behavioral control, due to significant defects in the prefrontal cortex
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a. ?philosophy and ethics b. ?philosophy and physics c. ?physics and biology d. ?physics and physiology e. ?philosophy and physiology
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a. Messages that run counter to the perceived interests of the communicator tend to be perceived as more credible. b. Those of low intelligence or low self-confidence are generally harder to persuade. c. People in a good mood tend to be more receptive to persuasive messages than those in a bad mood. d. The more often people are exposed to a message, the more favorably they evaluate it, but only up to a point. e. Communicators who are similar to the audience are perceived more favorably than those who are dissimilar.
Most people in very old age cannot provide a psychohistorical perspective because of their cognitive dysfunctions
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false