Is there evidence that humans are genetically preprogrammed to die at a certain point in the lifespan? Explain
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: There is evidence for a cellular clock. Hayflick discovered that although cells replicate and replace worn out or dead cells, there is a limit to the number of cell divisions: 50. The reason is that telomeres, the tips of chromosomes, shorten after each replication. After a while, they are too short and no more replications can occur.
Psychology
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a. eros b. proximity c. attractiveness d. association
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The __________ effect finds people tend to like others more when they have seen them more frequently, even if they haven't spoken to the person
a. attraction b. mere exposure c. similarity d. complementarity
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