The onset of sexual maturation in adolescence is known as ______
a. the growth spurt c. puberty
b. maturation d. atrophy
c
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If a ball that a five-month-old infant is playing with rolls under a chair (and out of sight), the infant will not look for it. Piaget believed that this occurs because the infant
a. does not understand the concept of roll. b. has a short attention span. c. has not developed conservation. d. has not developed object permanence.
All but which of the following have been put forth as criticisms of Piaget's theory?
a. He observed far too many children to be able to draw any reasonable conclusions. b. He underestimated abilities of younger children. c. Development is variable from child to child and does not always progress identically. d. He did not take cultural differences into account. e. He failed to account for changes in cognitive development that occur across different stages.
Regarding the sense of touch, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. If one lost the sense of touch below the neck, he or she would be unable to tell which position his or her body was in without seeing it. b. Skin receptors produce at least five different sensations, including light touch, pressure, pain, cold, and warmth. c. The skin has more nerve endings for temperature than for touch and pressure or for pain. d. Receptors with particular shapes appear to specialize in various sensations.