Reaction time refers to the time between the of a stimulus and a person's response to it
a. sensation
b. transduction
c. change in intensity
d. presentation
d
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Suppose that a young female patient in the United States suffers from complications from female genital mutilation, performed before she emigrated. People from this patient's culture are likely to believe that
a. the procedure makes the genitals cleaner and reduces sexual activity outside of marriage. b. the procedure increases male sexual pleasure by altering the location of the woman's vagina. c. the operation is not especially painful. d. modern surgical instruments have reduced the danger of the procedure.
Which of the following is a criticism of Piaget's theory?
a. Piaget underestimated the ages at which children developed cognitively. b. Egocentrism and conservation develop more continuously—they may not occur in stages. c. Piaget overestimated the cognitive abilities of infants. d. Both a and b
Beliefs may be described as
a. invariably true. b. often correct descriptions of observations. c. always proven wrong with research. d. verified assumptions.
Jason is a child who has always had trouble forming normal attachments to people. He never seemed to interact normally with his own parents and siblings. He cried when he was picked up, and as he grew older he did not develop normal speech
The only toy he ever played with was a truck with which he would sit for hours just holding it and spinning its wheels. Jason's behavior is typical of a child with ________. a. schizotypal personality b. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder c. autistic disorder d. attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder