Which of the following is the best example of a child's use of deductive logic?
A) Sam's mother showed him an apple cut into two pieces and an apple cut into four pieces and asked him which one was more apple. Sam was able to reply correctly, "They are the same."
B) For her assignment in language arts class, Lateefah wrote a paper about what her life would be like if she were a boy.
C) Yousef has learned that if he is kind and cooperative with his peers, they will be nice to him.
D) Muhammed has learned that he is better at language arts than math, so he has to spend more time and work harder on his math lessons.
B
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a. Conversion disorder often involves loss of sensitivity to pain. b. Conversion disorder does not usually involve bilateral symptoms. c. There is no possible organic explanation for why someone would lose pain sensation in the face. d. The nerves involved in pain sensation do not divide the face neatly in half.
Arlene believes that she has lots of social support in her life because she has a large family and lots of friends. Arlene's views are consistent with the ____ model of social support
a. intimacy b. social contact c. adaptation level d. self-focused
The first piece of advice given by the wife in Personal Insights 20.2 who cared for her husband with Alzheimer's disease is to act quickly to have a complete medical examination to determine what is going on. She offers this advice because
a. it will help foster denial b. this disease can start slowly and unevenly over a long period of time c. early on she acknowledged what was happening d. she had access to a reliable primary physician who was a longtime family friend e. this is a shameful disease that arises from improper behavior
Newborns are often born with fine, dark fuzz covering their bodies. This fuzz is known as
a. cilia. c. lashes. b. baby hair. d. lanugo.