The term "infancy" is derived from Latin roots meaning
a. not walking.
b. not speaking.
c. not eating solid foods.
d. a child younger than age 3.
b
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Suppose a newborn sucks to hear its father's voice. When the response habituates, the experimenters substitute a different man's voice. What do we infer if the sucking rate increases? a. The newborn prefers the sound of women's voices
b. The newborn prefers the sound of the father's voice. c. The newborn does not hear a difference between the voices. d. The newborn hears a difference between the voices.
What young adult behavior would have the least positive impact on one's cognitive reserve in adulthood?
a. Being a marathon runner b. Obtaining a PhD c. Being very active in social organizations d. Cutting back on using one's mental skills to solve nonessential problems
_________ refers to heredity and __________ refers to environmental influences
a) Nature; nurture b) Cognition; emotion c) Nurture; behavioral genetics d) Cross-sectional; longitudinal
Jason and his wife Mitzi often disagree about the colors of her outfits. Mitzi loves to wear a pink blouse with brown pants, while Jason feels that pink and brown do not ‘go together' in a good way. On the one hand,
, this may simply reflect different opinions about colors. On the other hand, this may reflect the fact that they have a fundamental difference in perception of what brown and pink look like. This difficulty knowing the consciousness of others is known as the __________. a. problem of other minds b. fundamental attribution error c. consciousness discontinuity effect d. perceptual chasm