When intuitive thought persists into later childhood and adulthood, this thinking is referred to as
a. convergent.
b. deductive.
c. superstitious.
d. transformational.
c
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Staudinger and colleagues (2012, 2005) suggest that personality takes on two forms: a. change and stability
b. flexibility and elasticity. c. adjustment and growth. d. adaptation and wisdom.
Computer simulations of recognition functions can be useful because
a. computers are simpler to work with than people. b. we can program computers to solve problems in the same way that people do. c. the computer works pretty much the same way a human brain does. d. a good simulation may be effective in clarifying cognitive functions. e. the complexity of the computer is comparable to that of the human brain.
In what way is compliance different from conformity?
a) Compliance involves a direct request, whereas conformity involves indirect social pressure. b) Conformity and compliance are very similar; the distinction depends on whether one is actor or perceiver. c) Conformity involves direct group pressure for change, whereas compliance involves orders of commands. d) Compliance involves eliciting reactance on the part of group members, whereas conformity involves subliminal persuasion.
Johanna's mother was 15 when Johanna was born. Her mother was unmarried and had little
family support. Johanna's mother had little knowledge about the nutritional needs of neonates. At 1 year Johanna and her mother were visited by a social worker. The social worker noticed Johanna's developmental delays. In addition to economic support, the social worker enrolled Johanna's mother into a child care education program. Johanna is now receiving proper nutrition. If this continues Johanna will mostlikely overcome her developmental delays. The ability for the brain to react to enrichment from the environment is called a. pruning. b. plasticity. c. midbrain response. d. synapse response.