In Piaget's theory, the stage of development between birth and 2 years of age, in which the individual uses senses and motor abilities to interact with objects in the environment, is called the ______ stage

In a positively skewed distribution, the mean is _____ the median and _____ the mode

a. greater than; greater than b. less than; less than c. greater than; less than d. less than; greater than

A(n) ___ is an arrangement in which an adolescent "novice" serves under a contract to a "master" who has substantial experience in a profession in order to acquire skills related to that profession

a. internship b. mentorship c. vocation d. apprenticeship

Dogs who learn a sense of helplessness by being taught they cannot escape shocks

a. tend to band together and as a group demonstrate collective efficacy b. tend to become highly aggressive in other situations c. more readily take the initiative to escape punishment when that becomes possible d. later fail to take the initiative in another situation when they can escape punishment

Which Big 5 personality trait increases in middle adulthood?

A. neuroticism B. extroversion C. conscientiousness D. openness