Prenatally, development happens in a "head to tail" pattern known as:

proximodistal.
cephalocaudal.
neurogenesis.
synaptogenesis.


cephalocaudal.

Psychology

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Genetics seems to be a factor regarding predispositions to sexual deviance. A reward deficiency syndrome is sometimes implicated in paraphilias, with its emphasis on

a. impulsive, compulsive, or addictive behaviors. b. low innovation, response, and pleasure urges. c. lack of satisfaction from normal sexual activity. d. lesser acceptance of moral and ethical values.

Psychology

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified exactly three stages of dying: anger, depression, and acceptance

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Psychology

According to the text, looking for internal causes of behavior is important partly

because an evolutionary approach to understanding human behavior assumes that variation is a crucial aspect of natural selection. How does this apply to looking for internal causes of behavior? (a) Principles of natural selection apply to psychological, as well as physical, attributes in helping an organism adapt to its environment. (b) Evolutionary theory explains the variations in many important human physical characteristics. (c) Principles of natural selection dictate that humans have had the same psychological attributes throughout their evolutionary history. (d) All of the above.

Psychology

Your 4-month-old cousin was delighted when you snuck up behind him and thrust a puppet around him suddenly. You got it out and to play with him when he was 6 months old

When the puppet unexpectedly and suddenly moved toward him what was his reaction most likely to be? a. He would probably play with it more actively. b. It might scare him now. c. He may ignore it because it is babyish. d. It may anger him.

Psychology