In which of Piaget’s stages of development do infants develop associations between sensations and actions?
a. The formal operations stage
b. The preoperational stage
c. The sensorimotor stage
d. The concrete operations stage
c. The sensorimotor stage
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Premature infants are at greater risk of suffering maltreatment some time during their lives than are full-term infants because they
a. are often not perceived as cute, are slower to develop endearing behavior, and are demanding. b. never recover from the chronic stress of their neonatal lives. b. remain small and weak throughout their childhoods. c. develop aggressive behaviors as a coping mechanism
In regard to the brain, the term "plasticity" refers to ________
a) easily broken or "cracked" b) ability to adapt to new conditions c) level of complexity d) brittleness, or rigidity
The term "date rape" applies to circumstances in which someone is coerced into sexual activity by a social acquaintance in the context of a dating situation
a. true b. false
Which one of the following statements about validation studies is TRUE?
a. The validation study should take place in one or more situations that match the actual circumstances in which the test will be used. b. The pilot test can also serve as the validation study. c. Only a small sample (less than 30) of the target audience is necessary for the validation study. d. Calculating reliability is done during the item analysis and not during the validation study.