Newborns show a consistent preference for looking at faces relative to other stimuli throughout infancy. Newborns’ ability to recognize facelike patterns suggests that they may have an inherent ability to perceive faces before having actually viewed a face. Which stimuli do infants prefer to look at? Infants prefer to lookRead More →

In the young boy, the Oedipus complex or more correctly, conflict, arises because the boy develops unconscious sexual (pleasurable) desires for his mother. … These feelings for the mother and rivalry toward the father lead to fantasies of getting rid of his father and taking his place with the mother.Read More →

The principal dietary carbohydrates are sugars and complex carbohydrates. The sugars include monosaccharides, such as glucose and fructose, and disaccharides, such as sucrose (table sugar), maltose, and lactose (milk sugar). Complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides) comprise starches and dietary fibers. Are monosaccharides and disaccharides simple sugars? Simple carbohydrates contain the monosaccharide andRead More →

WILDFIRE PREPS Over 9,000 structures were destroyed, and 31 people (civilians and firefighters) were killed. California also experienced its first “Gigafire” because of the August Complex Fire, burning over 1 million acres by itself. Four of California’s top five largest wildfires in state history happened in 2020. What was theRead More →