Children adapt to their environments through assimilation and accommodation, according to Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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In a murder case involving a six-person jury, five of the jurors think the defendant is guilty and one thinks the defendant is not guilty. In another murder case involving a 12-person jury, ten think the defendant is guilty and two think the defendant is not guilty. Based on Asch's research on conformity, and all other things being equal, what predictions can be made about the likelihood that the
jurors in the minority in these two trials will resist the pressures exerted by those in the majority to change their verdicts? a. The minority in the smaller jury should be less likely to maintain his or her independence because the minorityin the smaller jury has no allies in dissent. b. The minority in the larger jury should be less likely to maintain their independence because the majority in thelarger jury is comprised of more people. c. Because the proportion of majority to minority jurors is equivalent in these two juries, the minorities should beequally likely to maintain their independence. d. If the evidence in both cases is ambiguous, the minority in the smaller jury should be less likely to maintain hisor her independence? but if the evidence in both cases is unambiguous, there should be no difference betweenthe juries.
The first step in assertiveness training is
a. monitor your assertive communication. b. adopt an assertive attitude. c. understand what assertive communication is compared to other styles. d. practice common put-downs.
The __________ is to the initial blow to the head as the __________ is the opposite-direction rebound against the skull.
A. coup; whiplash B. contrecoup; coup C. coup; contrecoup D. whiplash; coup
Regarding handedness, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Prenatal hand preferences persist for at least ten years after birth. b. Handedness appears to be influenced by a single gene on the Y chromosome. c. Forcing a left-handed child to use the right hand may create speech or reading problems. d. Two left-handed parents are more likely to have a left-handed child than two right-handed parents are.