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Siroun is informed that both of her one-year-old twin daughters are of normal weight. She is then informed that one weighs 16 pounds and the other weighs 26 pounds. How is this possible?
 
  a. One of the twins likely has Down syndrome.
 b. The daughters were likely misweighed.
 c. The normal weight range of one-year-olds is very wide.
  d. The initial normal information was incorrect.

Question 2

Adolescents' increase in _______________ reasoning decreases the likelihood that they will make generalizations from a small sample.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


beccamahon

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

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