Understanding how genes, nutrition, and experience work together to produce a tendency toward a particular sexual orientation is an example of a(n) ____ explanation
a. ontogenetic
b. evolutionary
c. functional
d. common sense
a
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Hank and his son Adam like to play a game on Hank's cell phone. The game involves looking at cubes with letters in them and finding words. Sometimes Hank plays below his own skill level so that Adam can win, and other times Hank plays a little harder to encourage Adam to develop his own skills. In this scenario, Hank is occupying the role of a. mediator
b. coach. c. playmate. d. social director.
Sensory memory is the stage of memory that
a. holds small amounts of information when one is thinking or problem-solving. b. holds an exact record of incoming information for a few seconds or less. c. involves the permanent storage of meaningful information. d. involves the storage of conditioned responses and learned skills.
"Attachment comes from traits and behaviors that have evolved over time to increase the infant's chances of survival." This is the basic tenet of what theory?
A) Chess's goodness of fit theory B) Harlow's primate theory C) Bowlby's ethological theory D) Ainsworth's Strange Situation theory
In terms of theory and research regarding the development of intimacy, which of the following
statements is not true? A) Older adolescents report more intimacy in their relationships than younger adolescents. B) At the present time, there is not a valid questionnaire that taps this complex construct. C) Intimate knowledge about people nominated as best friends is often quite high. D) Some theorists, such as Erikson, have argued that intimate relationships cannot develop before one has forged a successful interpersonal identity.