Which of the following is an example of susto?
a. A woman in Nicaragua has a history of mumbling to herself and describing vivid hallucinations.
b. A fisherman from the Bahamas, after a period of brooding, erupts into an outburst of violent behavior.
c. A person in Mexico shows insomnia, sweating, and irritability due to being badly frightened by a black magic curse.
d. A man from an Indian society fears the loss of semen during nocturnal emissions.
ANSWER: c
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Which of the following points did Professor Heyman discuss in reference to child language checklists?
a. the level of sophistication of middle school children's language skills often looks very different if assessed by having them tell stories versus write stories b. that parents of toddlers are more accurate when listing the nouns that their children know than when listing the verbs that their children know c. that parents of toddlers are more accurate when listing the verbs that their children know than when listing the nouns that their children know d. that parents differ in how willing they are to give their children credit for knowing words and this differs by culture