Molly's mommy is mad, and Molly doesn't believe it when mommy says, "I'm angry, but I still love you!" Molly thinks that mommy can't be mad and still love her at the same time. Piaget might suggest that Molly's thought process demonstrates Molly's inability to engage in
a. decentration.
b. conservation.
c. irreversibility.
d. centration.
a
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a. catatonia. b. anhedonia. c. dissociation. d. diminished emotional expression.
Name the six personality types described in Holland's Vocational Personality Types.
What will be an ideal response?
Children whose parents believe that they are not very capable and must work harder than others to succeed are likely to
A) have a learned-helpless attributional style. B) have an incremental view of ability. C) develop a mastery-oriented attributional style by early adolescence. D) work harder to win their parents' approval.
Which statement is an explanation of why emerging adults in Europe have a low rate of political participation?
A. They are not granted the right to vote until age 30. B. Younger individuals are not exposed to and taught the political system. C. They possess low levels of trust in political authorities and the political system. D. Democracy and freedom are new to many European countries.