Which of the following statements is true about the role of heredity in physical growth?
A) When diet and health are adequate, heredity has little effect on height and rate of growth.
B) Even if negative environmental influences are not severe, children show little catch-up growth once conditions improve.
C) Twin studies reveal that genetic makeup has little effect on body weight.
D) Genes influence growth by controlling the body's production of and sensitivity to hormones.
D
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In social psychology, _____________ occurs when there is a group-induced reduction in individual output when performer's efforts are pooled and cannot, therefore, be judged.
a. social loafing b. distraction-conflict theory c. social exclusion d. social dependency
When an individual unintentionally constructs memories of events that never occurred, often influenced by another person's suggestions, these are called _____
a) repressed memories. b) false memories. c) psychological recreation. d) confabulations.