For 10 to 15% of new mothers, the baby blues extend into months of irritability, feelings of low self-worth and apathy, and sleep and appetite disturbances. This condition, called postpartum ________, can influence a child's development if it persists
a. psychosis
b. depression
c. anxiety
d. couvade
b
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Eight-month-old Finnegan is playful and responds positively to changes. He generally has a happy mood, and he quickly developed a regular sleeping and feeding schedule. Based on this description from the New York Longitudinal Study, Finnegan would be categorized as a(n) child
a. pleasant b. secure c. positive d. easy e. slow-to-warm-up
A measurement scale which indicates relative sizes of differences (e.g., a thermometer) is an example of a(n) _______ level of measurement
a) nominal b) ordinal c) interval d) ratio
In Freud's conception of psychosexual development, the oral stage is:
a. the first stage, and it occurs during the 1st year of life b. the third stage, which occurs between the ages of 3 and 5 c. the last stage, which begins with the onset of puberty d. the second stage, and it occurs during the 2nd year of life
Regarding Piaget and Vygotsky's views of cognitive development, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Piaget gave too little credit to the role of maturation in cognitive development. b. Vygotsky focused on the impact of sociocultural factors on cognitive development. c. Piaget gave too little credit to the effects of the learning environment on cognitive development. d. Vygotsky's key insight is that children's thinking develops through dialogues with more capable persons.