Initially infants are only able to bat at objects; they then learn to grasp them utilizing their whole hand. Later, infants are able to pick up small objects with just their index finger and thumb. This illustrates the ___________ principle

a. cephalocaudal c. hierarchical integration
b. proximodistal d. independence of systems


c

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According to Adler, compensation

a. refers to one's belief about one's ability to perform behaviors that should lead to expected outcomes. b. involves bolstering self-esteem by forming an imaginary or real alliance with some person or group. c. involves efforts to overcome imagined or real inferiorities by developing one's abilities. d. refers to largely unconscious reactions that protect a person from unpleasant emotions.

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A novice lawyer is about to question her first witness. Before the trial begins, an experienced partner in the law firm tells the novice to choose her verbs carefully when asking questions. The partner's advice is:

A. based on the finding that memory can be influenced by the nature of a question B. common sense for impressing the jury, but does not affect the nature of the witness's answers C. of little value, since eyewitness reports are firmly set in memory and cannot be manipulated D. based on the belief that juries and judges listen more critically to the words of a female lawyer

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Research on the imaginary audience suggests that

A) teens show off even if no one is looking. B) often others really are watching and judging. C) risky behavior is more likely in the company of peers. D) young adolescents are more egocentric than older adolescents.

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According to Freud, the visible, or directly observable, content of a dream is its______ content

a. primary c. manifest b. secondary d. latent

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