Cameron is a toddler and describes his time on the playground to his mother: "I runned fast and throwed the ball." Cameron's uses of "runned" and "throwed" are examples of __________.
A. overusage
B. overregularization
C. overextension
D. overapplication
Answer: B
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In the context of sex differences in development across cultures, Barry, Josephson, Lauer, and Marshall (1976) examined the degree to which cultures foster _____ in the socialization of children
a) gender empowerment b) submissive tendencies c) aggressive tendencies d) gender stereotype
Your best friend has been acting rather cool toward you lately. As you try to figure out why, you are engaging in the process called:
a) attribution. b) cognitive dissonance. c) stereotyping. d) convergent thinking.
Larika's friends tried to get her to go out on Friday night, but she simply refused. "I have so much studying to do, and the house is a mess, and I really want to get my laundry done so I don't have to worry about it this weekend,"
she protested. Her friends, disappointed that Larika's __________ was preventing her from going out and having fun, had to hit the town without her! a. superego b. ego c. id d. fixation
On a recent trip abroad with her sociology course, your roommate mostly visited traditional cultures
She witnessed abdominal massage being performed with a pregnant woman, but was not sure what information was gathered during the process. You were able to tell her that through abdominal massage, the midwife was listening to what the pregnant woman was experiencing and also was determining the ____. a. position of the fetus b. sex of the fetus c. size of the fetus d. length of the fetus