Theories are vital tools because they ________.

A. provide organizing frameworks for our observations of children.
B. provide the ultimate truth about child development.
C. do not require scientific verification.
D. are not influenced by cultural values and belief systems.


Answer: A

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Before the Milgram experiment was conducted, a group of psychiatrists predicted that

a. less than one percent of the people would obey, but 65 percent obeyed completely. b. 10 percent of the people would obey, but 25 percent obeyed completely. c. 50 percent of the people would obey, but only 10 percent obeyed completely. d. 25 percent of the people would obey and 25 percent did obey completely.

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Drugs capable of altering human consciousness are classified as ______

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

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A) conceptual and psychomotor B) organic and inorganic C) skill learning and episodic recall D) written and spoken E) none of the above

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