Baillargeon's research on infants and false beliefs revealed that infants do have some understanding of other people's behavior and can recognize that their thinking might differ from other people's. This research is important because it establishes evidence that children under the age of four
A. demonstrate resilience.
B. can develop formal operational thinking.
C. utilize dialectical thinking.
D. possess a theory of mind.
Answer: D
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a. Thomas: "Gender as a subject variable does not influence personal space.". b. Sonia: "Social status as a subject variable has an influence on personal space.". c. Edgar: "Gender is an important subject variable when people are standing, but not when they are sitting.". d. Luz: "No significant gender differences have been reported in this area.".
The positive psychology movement was initiated by ____
a. ?Miller b. ?Cunningham c. ?Rogers d. ?Seligman e. ?Maslow
Whose behavior would have the greatest NEGATIVE impact on a baby's brain development?
a. A mother who consumes one bottle of beer a day most days during the infant's embryonic period b. A mother who consumes five bottles of beer a day, several days a week during the infant's embryonic period c. A mother who consumes one bottle of beer a day most days during her seventh month of pregnancy d. A mother who consumes five bottles of beer a day, several days a week during her seventh month of pregnancy
Wertheimer demonstrated that explanations of apparent movement based on learning were not plausible by showing that:
a. very young children experience apparent movement b. the phi phenomenon occurs in two directions at the same time c. primitive humans who have never experienced real movement still experience apparent movement d. even nonhuman animals experience apparent movement