Children acquire vocabulary so efficiently and accurately that some theorists believe that
A) principles such as mutual exclusivity bias have no bearing on language development.
B) it is governed by different cognitive strategies than those applied to nonlinguistic information.
C) children reject a coalition of perceptual, social, and linguistic cues in favor of rote learning.
D) they are innately biased to induce word meanings using certain principles.
Answer: D
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a. Some people feel less comfortable talking with someone than they do completing a lengthy questionnaire such as the MMPI. b. The results of projective tests are subject to interpretation and bias. c. While there are problems with both the reliability and validity of projective tests, they are still slightly better on both of these measures than tests such as the MMPI. d. If a person's relationships with others have some unconscious cognitive or emotional component, this information may be obtained in a way that is not possible through direct interviewing methods or observational studies.
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Answer:
An aversive conditioning technique for those who wish to quit smoking involves
a. electrical shock after smoking occurs. b. monetary fines for smoking. c. overexposure to inhaled and secondary smoke. d. vividly imagining the effects of smoking.
According to Berzonsky's theory, which style of identity searching is most used by adolescents in moratorium?
A) Avoidant B) Informational C) Normative D) Social