To measure how well a child can resist temptation, which procedure have psychologists often used?
a. "Draw a pretty picture, but don't look at what any other children are drawing."
b. "I'm leaving the room now, but please sit quietly in your seats until I return.".
c. "Answer these questions, but please don't look at the answer key on the back of the page.".
d. "Here is one marshmallow, but if you wait you can have two.".
d
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a. afferent neurons. c. glial neurons. b. efferent neurons. d. Schwann cells.
On a TV game show, Jeannette is asked to name the state capital of Vermont. This information is most likely stored in ______
a. procedural memory b. semantic memory c. episodic memory d. eidetic memory
The phenomenon of imprinting can be considered evidence for
(a) genetic programming (b) sensitivity to critical environmental events (c) the importance of early experience (d) all of the above
According to Piaget's view of moral development, during which of the following stages do children think that all rules must be obeyed as if they were written in stone?
a. moral relativism b. moral regulation c. moral realism d. social responsibility