A researcher asks Zeke, "What do you think would
happen if it suddenly became possible for people to fly, like birds, without the aid of airplanes?" Zeke responds that "people can't fly" and does not even consider this hypothetical situation. Zeke is most likely in which stage of cognitive development?
a. sensorimotor
b. preoperational
c. concrete operational
d. formal operational
ANSWER: c
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b. Marijuana use rarely results in impaired memory and concentration. c. Marijuana users tend to have a pervasive lack of concern regarding the consequences of marijuana use. d. Marijuana is used for its stimulant effects.
Jessie, who is a freshman in college, has become addicted to an opium derivative, which has become popular with younger abusers. Jessie's drug addiction is most likely to
a. GHB. b. Oxycontin. c. MDMA. d. methamphetamine.
At about 18 month of age, most children experience
a. stuttering. b. constructing their first sentence. c. a word spurt. d. mastery of all vowels and most consonants.
According to Beiser (2005), virtually every major philosophical movement of the 20th century (e.g., existentialism, Marxism, pragmatism, phenomenology, and analytic philosophy) grew out of a reaction against ____
a. Kant c. Leibniz b. Hegel d. Fichte