Today, virtually all psychologists accept that psychological characteristics, such as intelligence, emotion, and personality:
a. are influenced by genetic factors
b. are determined almost exclusively by experience
c. are hardwired into the brain during early development
d. can be linked to specific cells or structures within the brain
A
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a. the number of groups c. the number of subjects per group b. the total number of subjects d. all of these
According to the article PPll lease Pass the Vegetabll lesabout egocentricity in small children, based on his observations, Piaget believed that children were still very egocentric and could not correctly perform his classic test of egocentricity
until they were about: (a) three months old (b) one year old (c) three years old (d) nine years old
Research shows that which of the following statements about adoptive children and adolescents is TRUE?
A. Being adopted had no impact on the academic performance of adoptees. B. Adopted children are at a higher risk for aggression and conduct problems. C. Being adopted had no impact on the psychological health of the adoptees. D. Children adopted after seven years of age had the most problems.
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a. reflex-oriented b. sensorimotor c. preoperational d. concrete operational