When Joanne's infant daughter starts to crawl, she primarily uses her arms to help her. After she masters this new way of moving around the room, she starts relying on her legs to help her more in the crawling process. From a developmental standpoint, the way Joanne's daughter starts with her arms and then adds the use of her legs follows the _________________ principle.

A. proximodistal

B. cephalocaudal

C. neonatal reflex

D. encephomotor


B. cephalocaudal

Psychology

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When levels of _____ are low, cells in the arcuate nucleus release _______ and AgRP to communicate with the _______ (#2) and the PVN (#1).

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology

Glen has reached Kohlberg's fifth stage of moral reasoning. According to the textbook, if he is given the opportunity to cheat on a test, what will he do?

A. He will be "pushed" up to the sixth stage and will not cheat. B. He may cheat, depending on the circumstances. C. He will almost definitely cheat. D. He will not cheat under any circumstances.

Psychology

Surveys have found ethnic differences in free-time activity

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Researchers have assessed infant habituation speed regarding tactile, auditory, visual, and

olfactory stimuli; by in far, most of the studies have assessed habituation to __________ stimuli. Fill in the blanks with correct word

Psychology