In the United States, all 50 states and the District of Columbia use the ____ standard to define death
a. vegetative state
b. utility
c. whole-brain
d. clinical
c
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The placenta is like a
a. cargo vessel that collects and delivers supplies. b. sentinel who watches for danger. c. teacher who explains difficult concepts. d. manager who supervises a staff of workers.
As the body grows from head to foot, it also grows from its center to the periphery in a process called
a. adrenarche. c. proximodistal development. b. cephalocaudal development. d. growth curves.
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine," is supported by research which shows a sense of humor can
a. boost immune system functioning. c. neither of these b. help individuals cope with stress. d. both of these
One reason that the psychoanalytic perspective is no longer in the mainstream of child development research is because
A) many psychoanalytic ideas, such as ego functioning, are too vague to be tested empirically. B) psychoanalytic theorists accept the clinical method in which age-related averages represent typical development. C) modern researchers have demonstrated that personality development does not take place in stages. D) it failed to consider the early parent–child relationship, which is central to modern theories.