The Culture and Human Behavior Box "Where Does the Baby

question 629

Multiple Choice

The Culture and Human Behavior box "Where Does the Baby Sleep?" describes cultural differences in family sleeping habits. In the study described in the box, how did the bedtime routines in Mayan families differ from the bedtime routines of U.S. families?

• A) Mayan families had more elaborate bedtime rituals for putting small children to sleep than the U.S. families.
• B) Every Mayan child had a special blanket with which he or she always slept.
• C) Unlike the U.S. families, there were no special bedtime routines in the Mayan families; the babies simply went to bed when their parents did or fell asleep in the middle of the family's activities.
• D) Because the Mayan homes were so much smaller than the U.S. homes, all of the children slept in one room and the parents slept in another.

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Definitions:

Twin Studies

A research method in which researchers assess hereditary influence by comparing the resemblance of identical twins and fraternal twins on a trait.

Hereditary Influences

The impact of genetic factors inherited from parents on an individual's traits, behavior, and health.

Identical Twins

Twins that develop from a single fertilized egg that splits and forms two embryos, sharing 100% of their DNA.

Fraternal Twins

Siblings born at the same time but are the result of two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm, sharing about 50% of their DNA, similar to ordinary siblings.