A study that of infants who were shown pictures of objects found that which of the following was true for most infants who were younger than 19 months?

a. They pointed to the pictures, indicating that they knew the pictures represented other objects.
b. They tried to manipulate the pictures, as if the pictures were themselves the objects they represented.
c. They showed no interest in the pictures.
d. They looked around to see if any objects in the room matched the pictures.


B

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a. It would quickly see that the sum is about $10,000, but would not calculate the exact amount. b. It would calculate the exact sum, but would take a few moments. c. It would not process this information at all, since only the deliberate system deals with calculations. d. It would store the numbers and operators separately to pass along to the deliberate system for calculation.

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The _____ includes all the mental processes that are not experienced by a person but that give rise to the person's thoughts, choices, emotions, and behaviours.

A) cognitive unconscious B) dynamic unconscious C) Freudian unconscious D) repressed conscious

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Individuals with bulimia suffer from which of the following health risks?

a. kidney damage and heart attacks b. tooth erosion and sore throat c. muscle spasms, hair loss, and swollen salivary glands d. all of these

Psychology

What is one problem with longitudinal research?

A) It does not permit inferences about cause-and-effect relationships. B) Participants may move away or drop out of the research. C) Findings may not generalize to the real world. D) It does not permit study of individual developmental trends.

Psychology