For a developmental psychology class, students are required to observe infants in a local childcare center. Their observations include the infants' mood, intensity, and activity levels. If the students observe a representative sample of infants,
what are they likely to find?
a) It is impossible to classify temperament in infants.
b) More of the infants have an easy temperament than any other type.
c) The infants' temperament was determined by interactions with parents and peers.
d) The infants' mood and intensity varied dramatically and inconsistently from time to time.
B
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a. ?what makes people unique. b. ?studying and treating abnormal functioning. c. ?thechanges in behavior or mental processes that occur over an individual’s lifetime. d. ?studying judgment, decision making, problem solving, and other aspects of human thought.
The fact that six-month-olds will look for long periods of time at toys they previously had only been able to touch suggests that infants
a. demonstrate visual acuity b. demonstrate the use of retinal disparity. c. are able to integrate visual and tactile information. d. cannot integrate tactile sensations as readily as auditory sensations.
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Fill in the blank with correct word
You see a blue jay for the first time. Based on what you have read about the exemplar approach, which of the following is most likely to come to mind after you see the blue jay?
A. cardinal B. chicken C. swan D. ostrich