When 3-year-old Aaron takes his sister's doll away, she begins to cry. After being scolded by his father, Aaron insists that he didn't do anything to make his sister cry. Aaron's inability to understand why his sister is upset is an example of ______.
A. egocentrism
B. animism
C. centration
D. metacognition
Answer: A
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A. have not provided support for the notion that a susceptibility to alcoholism can be inherited B. have been unable to determine if the tendency of alcoholism to "run in families" is a result of environmental or biological factors C. suggest that an inherited altered sensitivity to alcohol might create a vulnerability to alcohol abuse D. have identified the gene that causes alcoholism
As a typical 80-year-old, Irvine would have the greatest number of autobiographical memories from his
a. early childhood. b. teens and 20s. c. 30s and 40s. d. 50s and 60s.
If a researcher wants to conduct a study on the framing effect, which of the following would be the most likely topic for the study?
a. "How do math undergraduates and math professors differ in their confidence about decisions?" b. "How long do people maintain their commitment to an unsatisfactory decision?" c. "Under what circumstances do people overestimate their ability to predict events that have already occurred?" d. "Should a product that costs $300 and is marked down to $200 be advertised as only $200 or $100 off?"
Which of the following would be a major symptom of a dissociative disorder?
a. phobias b. amnesia c. paranoia d. depression