A child in the sensorimotor stage may quit looking or reaching for a toy if you move it out of sight. This behavior reflects the fact that the child has not developed _______
a. core knowledge
b. object permanence
c. conservation
d. preoperations
Answer: B
Rationale: This is the ability to understand that objects exist even when they cannot be seen or touched.
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The Finnish Adoptive Family Study of Schizophrenia determined that __________.
A. the role of genes was negligible B. index subjects were more likely to develop schizophrenia than the control subjects C. environment was a more important determinant of psychological health than family history D. no significant effects were seen
The heritability coefficient of extraversion is approximately .5, which means that:
A) a child psychologist can predict with 50% accuracy a client's extraversion level if she knows the extraversion levels of the child's parents. B) children inherit 50% of the tendencies toward extraversion or introversion from their mother, and 50% from their father. C) in any given child, half of extraversion is caused by genetic factors and half is caused by the environment. D) in a large group of children, 50% of the variability in extraversion scores would be due to genetic factors.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Imagine that you have signed up for a research study in which you will be completing a personality inventory. You can expect to
a. undergo a systematic interview by a trained clinical psychologist. b. read a series of statements and indicate whether each is true of yourself. c. report what you see in a series of ambiguous pictures. d. be tested for your potential for acquiring various skills.