You are visiting your sister, who has 4-year-old twins. They ask whether they can have some milk, and you pour it for them. One glass you choose is tall and thin and the other is short and wide. After you pour the milk, your niece is unhappy because you gave "more" milk to your nephew. You actually gave each of them the same amount, but your niece and nephew lack the mental ability to __________.
A. conserve
B. operate
C. center
D. tertiary operate
Answer: A
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a. among people with binge eating disorders b. among people who regularly binge eat (regardless of whether or not people have a binge eating disorder) c. unless people are overweight or obese d. unless people believe that eating will make them feel better
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a. Infancy b. Toddlerhood c. Early school age d. Middle school age
Each of the following is considered one of the "Big Five"factors in personality except:
a. extraversion b. neuroticism c. agreeableness d. optimism
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A) sympathetic; parasympathetic B) peripheral; somatic C) somatic; peripheral D) parasympathetic; sympathetic