Preschoolers' understanding that sugar continues to exist when it is dissolved in water is evidence that they
A) can overcome appearances and think logically in familiar contexts.
B) can think logically even about unfamiliar topics.
C) are incapable of logical thought, as Piaget asserted.
D) do not understand cause-and-effect relationships.
A
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Edith is making a class presentation in which she is trying to convince the other students that a proposed change in the requirements for a degree in education will be beneficial in the long run. Based on the research into factors that influence persuasion, Edith will be MOST persuasive if she
a. presents only the advantages associated with the proposed change. b. presents only the disadvantages associated with the proposed change. c. is able to arouse cognitive dissonance among her classmates. d. presents both the advantages and disadvantages associated with the proposed change.
Which two theorists are best associated with attachment theory?
a. Craik and Lockhart b. Freud and Erikson c. Piaget and Kohlberg d. Bowlby and Ainsworth
Dr. Critchfield is a psychologist who studies the similarities and differences among
societies in terms of how infants and children are raised. Which research area does Dr. Critchfield's work best represent? a. Clinical psychology b. Personality psychology c. Developmental psychology d. Cross-cultural psychology e. Social psychology
In research involving concurrent variable-interval schedules of reinforcement, Herrnstein demonstrated the __________, by observing which choice of one of the schedules was predicted by the relative reinforcers that it produced.
a. equivalence relation b. choice rule c. concurrent standard d. relativity ratio e. matching relation