Scruffy's dad is upset over some sad news, so he cries. Five-year-old Scruffy gives his teddy bear to his dad to hold and tells him that he will feel better if he hugs teddy. This illustrates Piaget's principle of

a. egocentrism.
b. decentrated emotionality.
c. a cognitive self-guidance system.
d. precausal or transductive reasoning.


A

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A. They differ in their experiences with car accidents. B. Ginger makes a primary appraisal and Mary Ann makes a secondary appraisal. C. Ginger makes a stressful appraisal and Mary Ann makes an arousal appraisal. D. Ginger makes a threat appraisal and Mary Ann makes a challenge appraisal.

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Sally Creamcheese tells her roommate, "The guy I just dated is wonderful. I don't recall what he said tonight, but he is so sincere and nice!" Sally's memory is of the ____ of her impression of her date

a. reputation b. verbatim content c. analogical reasoning d. gist

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Conduction loss results from damage to a. primary auditory cortex

b. the superior olive. c. the inner ear. d. the outer or middle ear.

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Lack of prenatal care consistently correlates with

A) microcephaly. B) preterm birth and low birth weight. C) difficult labor and delivery. D) higher IQ.

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