In a Study in Which Pregnant Women Read a Story

question 83

Multiple Choice

In a study in which pregnant women read a story to their unborn babies, newborns changed their rate of sucking on a pacifier in which of the following scenarios?

• A)when their mothers read them a new story
• B)when a woman other than their mother read them a new story
• C)when their fathers read them the same story
• D)when a woman other than their mother read them the same story

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

Whatever must be given up to obtain some item.

Holding Currency

The practice of keeping money in the form of cash or liquid assets as opposed to investing or depositing it.

MPC

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Aggregate Demand

The total quantity of goods and services demanded across all sectors of an economy under certain economic conditions and price levels.