Christopher is 4-months-old. He prefers to be held by his mother or father rather than relatives or people he's never met. In terms of attachment, in which of Ainsworth's phases is Christopher?

a. absolute-attachment phase c. attachment-in-the-making phase
b. initial-preattachment phase d. clear-cut-attachment phase


C

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a. this gender difference is larger than the gender difference in height. b. a box-score approach would have provided more useful information. c. the probability of finding a difference this large is about 15%. d. the gender difference is not large enough to have an influence on people's career choices.

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The knowledge that one is receiving treatment can result in improvement of the condition that occurs above and beyond the actual treatment itself. What is the name given to this phenomenon?

A. Natural improvement B. The placebo effect C. Self-fulfilling prophecy D. Memory reconstruction E. Nonresistance

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To detect developmental problems before birth, doctors use __________

A) prenatal diagnostic methods B) genomic imprinting C) gene therapy D) carrier detectors

Psychology

Which of the following is a negative consequence of spanking as a form of discipline?

A) Lower levels of aggression B) Withdrawal from both parents C) Modeling inflicting of pain to get what one wants D) Emotional flattening

Psychology