In the early and mid-twentieth century, changes in societal attitudes toward children and their development
a. worked against efforts to pass legislation that would fund programs to address child welfare problems
b. led to the demise of Parents magazine
c. supported the passage of the Social Security Act
d. undermined initiatives to establish professional organizations for the study of children and their development
C
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A. numerical estimation B. language processing C. spatial navigation D. object tracking
According to the textbook, the tendency for people to be attracted to others who are similar to them (rather than different from them) is probably ____
a. an evolved preference—adaptive for humans and present in other animals as well b. a learned preference—something that is taught to people as part of the socialization process, but not necessarily innate c. a cultural phenomenon—something that is normative in individualistic cultures, but less common in collectivistic cultures d. an individual differences variable (i.e., a personality difference)—something that is true for some people but not for other people
The artist Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear toward the end of his life. A psychologist would note more precisely that van Gogh cut off his:
A. stirrup B. pinna C. cochlea D. eardrum
For boys, testosterone is responsible for all these developmental changes of sexual maturation EXCEPT
a. growth of the beard. b. deepening of the voice. c. tendency to perform risky actions. d. extension (lengthening) of the backbone.