In a study that assessed American children aged 4 to 11 years of age, watching television predicted gains in ____

body fat
academic scores
cognitive ability
socio-emotional maturity


body fat

Psychology

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The concept that allows for an unintended bad consequence as long as the means and end are good is called the:

A. principle of double effect. B. ends-means theory. C. positive effect principle. D. intention-result corollary.

Psychology

The tendency to perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern is known as __________

a) proximity. b) continuity. c) contiguity. d) common region.

Psychology

The burst in the production of dendritic connections between neurons is referred to as __________.

A. synaptic exuberance B. synapses C. myelination D. myelin sheath

Psychology

Self-presentation is rarely a deliberate activity

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology