Infants can flail their arms around before they can move their hands and fingers with any precision. This illustrates the _____ direction of growth

a. cephalocaudal
b. cephalodistal
c. proximodistal
d. proximocaudal


c

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_____ is a statistical technique that allows researchers to create groups of items on a questionnaire with each group assessing a single underlying psychological construct (or trait)

a) Factor analysis b) Regression analysis c) Pretest analysis d) Effect size analysis

Psychology

The RAM on a computer serves to hold information temporarily while it is being use, but the information itself is stored elsewhere on the computer. In this way, RAM is very similar to what type of memory?

A. declarative memory B. nondeclarative memory C. short-term memory D. working memory

Psychology

Expertise is _____ knowledge. ______ expertise involves using acquired knowledge to solve familiar problems efficiently.

a) General, routine b) General, adaptive c) Domain specific, routine d) Doman specific, adaptive

Psychology

Caleb was born with a bright and boisterous temperament. He was always laughing and was quick to engage with people. His parents belong to a very strict religious sect that forbids any overt expression of emotion in adults. How will multifactorial

transmission affect Caleb? a) He will eventually rebel against his parental environment and exhibit outlandish behavior. b) His expressive demeanor will be tempered by the parental environment. c) His expressive demeanor will be eliminated by the parental environment. d) He will maintain his expressive temperament throughout his life.

Psychology