Having received a new bike for his birthday, Grant tells his mother that the bike needs to come inside the house at night because it might get lonely in the garage by itself

Grant's rationale for why his bike needs to come inside the house is best explained by Piaget's concept of ____.
a. egocentrism
b. centration
c. animism
d. reversibility


C. Animism is the tendency to attribute human thoughts and feelings to inanimate objects and forces.

Psychology

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Maria is painting her bedroom while the sun is setting. She decides to stop painting because she notices the illumination in the room has decreased, making the room darker. Maria's experience illustrates the role of __________ in perception.

A. Weberian thresholds B. just noticeable differences C. absolute thresholds D. bias

Psychology

The left hemisphere processes information by examining each separate piece rather than the whole

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

The ____ describes the body's reaction to stressful situations as a series of three stages

a. global adaptation syndrome c. mind-body connection model b. general adaptation syndrome d. locus of control model

Psychology

The adolescent growth spurt is best defined as the rapid increase in

a. height at the beginning of adolescence. b. hormone production before puberty begins. c. height in boys and weight in girls at puberty. d. size of reproductive organs at puberty.

Psychology