Pippa is taking an intelligence test. On the particular part of the test she is working on, the examiner reads her a list of numbers. She has to try to remember them and repeat them back in the order in which they were read. Each list is a little bit longer than the last one. Pippa is working on the subtest
a. vocabulary
b. similarities
c. digit span
d. mental rotation
c
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During adolescence, a. both brain myelination and synaptic pruning first begin
b. brain myelination first begins and synaptic pruning nears completion. c. brain myelination nears completion and synaptic pruning first begins. d. both brain myelination and synaptic pruning near completion.
With respect to contributions made by various major theories of personality to the understanding of human nature, the textbook expresses the point of view that
a. social-cognitive theory makes the most contributions. b. Freudian theory provides little of value to understanding human nature. c. each type of theory makes different contributions. d. all the theories make identical contributions.
In a classic study, René A. Spitz found that institutionalized children who receive little or no social stimulation from caregivers:
A) appear depressed and withdrawn. B) show great interest in adults when given more stimulation. C) are responsive to strangers. D) can speak by ten months of age.