James, a 5-month-old, gazed in fascination at a small toy, and then pressed it into his mouth. Such an action is known as __________.

A. passive withdrawal
B. active engagement
C. object engagement
D. social engagement


Answer: C

Psychology

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After reading your psychology textbook, you go out to play with your dog. Your text indicated that dogs do indeed have personality traits much like humans do. According to research, which of the following traits are you most likely to observe in your dog?

A. Introversion B. Boldness C. Agreeableness D. Guilt

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Contrary to popular public opinion regarding hypnosis, people can

A) experience highly enhanced memory for situational details when hypnotized.
B) experience a total lack of situational awareness when in a hypnotic state.
C) forget what happened while hypnotized.
D) resist and oppose hypnotic suggestions at will.

Psychology

The book The Bell Curve asserted which of the following?

a. IQ and cognitive abilities are environmentally determined. b. IQ tests accurately measure what we colloquially call “intelligence.” c. Measurements of intelligence can be biased depending on who constructed them. d. Measurements such as SAT scores and GPA are equally good measurements of intelligence as IQ.

Psychology

Why is journaling different from rumination?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology