Jay introduced a new ball to his 2-year-old daughter, Kandi. He said, "I'm throwing the wiffle ball to you!" He then threw the new ball to Kandi. Kandi said, "Catch, wiffle, catch!" Kandi's connection of the term "wiffle" to the ball is an example of ________.
A. overregularization
B. metacognition
C. fast-mapping
D. semantic bootstrapping
Answer: C
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A. She will still be able to learn language without being formally taught. B. She will struggle to learn language without this formal instruction. C. She will learn language more efficiently than her classmates who received the formal instruction. D. She will be unable to communicate effectively with her teachers and classmates.
The most commonly diagnosed anxiety disorders in older adults are
A) generalized anxiety disorder and PTSD. B) PTSD and social phobia. C) generalized anxiety disorder and specific phobias. D) acute stress disorder and panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia).
A ______ is a proposal submitted by a researcher to an IRB, which outlines the details of both the study he or she wishes to complete and how he or she will address potential ethical concerns surrounding the study.
A. manuscript B. code of conduct C. research protocol D. review paper
Which of the following is one of the most widely used neuropsychological tests today?
A. Wechsler Scales B. Stanford-Binet Test C. the Halstead-Reitan Battery D. the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test