Babies pay attention when a novel stimulus is first presented, but they pay less attention as it becomes more familiar. This phenomenon is called
a. discrimination. c. an orienting response.
b. interposition. d. habituation.
d
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One-year-old Jacob follows his mother when she moves about the house and tries to climb up her legs when she is sitting in a chair. He is exhibiting his attachment to her through______ behavior
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A way of speaking to the aged that uses short and simple sentences, exaggerated emphasis, slower speech, higher pitch, and repetition is called ______
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Sigmund Freud would agree with all of the following EXCEPT
a. dreams represent the unconscious. b. early memories could be found in dreams. c. the key to analyzing a dream will be found in the latent content. d. Freud never really believed that dreams represented the unconscious. e. dreams have two primary levels of content.
Which of the following is the best example of a kinship move after retirement, as described by Charles Longino?
A) When Mr. and Mrs. Polanski retired, they wanted year-round opportunities to hike and bird-watch, so they moved to a retirement community in Arizona. B) After Mr. and Mrs. Garcia retired, they assumed custody of their grandchildren and moved to a larger house. C) When Mrs. Short became disabled by arthritis and could no longer live independently in her home, she decided to move into an apartment in the town where her daughter lived. D) After Mr. Brown was released from the hospital, he entered a nursing home where he was cared for until he died.