In comparison to physical development in infancy,
a. growth during the preschool years is slower.
b. growth during the preschool years is faster.
c. there is little, if any, growth for several years after infancy.
d. growth during the preschool years is more dependent upon nutrition.
a
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a. hypothalamus b. thalamus c. left hemisphere d. right hemisphere
A doctor concludes from evidence that having yearly physical exams helps people stay healthy. However, she has not considered the risk of a selection factor; thus, the doctor may ignore the possibility that
a. healthy people may schedule exams more often than others. b. hypochondriacs do the same thing. c. people who are sick go to the doctor more often. d. some people have better genes than others.
Jeremy returns from an emergency shelter to find his home was totally destroyed by a hurricane. Relief workers tell him where to stay for that evening and who to contact to begin the job of cleaning out the debris and rebuilding his home
He immediately goes to the temporary shelter and begins contacting the insurance and repair people. His behavior sounds like that of someone in the ______ stage of reaction to a catastrophe. a. recovery c. rebound b. shock d. suggestible
Julian seeks professional help for his fear of spiders. In stages, his therapist shows him pictures, movies, and models of spiders; then a real dead spider, a small live spider in a jar, several live spiders in a jar,
and finally a live spider loose in the room. At each stage, the therapist made sure that Julian was fully relaxed. This technique is known as ________. a. aversive conditioning b. stepwise regression c. transactional therapy d. systematic desensitization