Mary Jo Has Been on a Roll

question 1

Multiple Choice

Mary Jo has been on a roll. She made straight "A's" in school, was elected to the Student Senate, found a new boyfriend, and discovered that she will be getting a new car in about two weeks. Based on information found in the text, these positive occurrences will have an impact on Mary Jo; therefore, when Mary Jo reads and processes ads in her favorite magazines, she will process the ads with ________.

• A) more careful scrutiny
• B) less interest
• C) less elaboration
• D) greater concentration on price

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Definitions:

Sexual Differentiation

The biological process by which the differences between males and females are established, typically involving the development of reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics.

Embryos

Early developmental stages of a multicellular organism following fertilization, before reaching the fetal stage.

Trimester

One of the three roughly three-month periods into which pregnancy is divided.

Polygenic Inheritance

Pattern of inheritance in which multiple genes at different sites on chromosomes affect a complex trait.