Which factual statement is LEAST relevant to Lenneberg's sensitive-period hypothesis?
a. Severely neglected children have language problems.
b. Learning a new language is hard for adults.
c. Immigrants' young children learn the host country's language very fluently.
d. Pragmatics are social conversational customs.
D
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Sound from which of the following should produce the most danger to hearing upon brief exposure?
a. a ringing telephone b. a jet airplane c. a lawn mower d. a jack hammer e. speakers at a rock concert
Lana is a sophomore in college. For the last couple of months, she has been persistently sad and anxious, has had difficulty concentrating and making decisions, and has lost interest in activities that she once found pleasurable. Lana
a. is having a minor fluctuation in mood and will bounce back soon. b. is experiencing depression. c. should utilize reaction formation to alleviate the stress she is feeling. d. should get more sleep and lighten up and go to more parties.
Why do children believe in fantasy characters, such as Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy so readily?
a. because they see images of them so frequently b. because they are encouraged to do so by their parents c. because they are preferable to scary fantasy characters, such as monsters d. because they want them to be imaginary friends
One characteristic of identity moratorium is that adolescents
A) show relatively high anxiety and experience psychological conflict. B) are happy and satisfied, have a high need for social approval, and tend to be authoritarian. C) are psychologically healthy, higher in achievement motivation and moral reasoning than adolescents in any other status. D) tend to by flighty, shifting from one thing to the next. 33) 4