An infant watches a toy car go behind a screen presumably hiding a block. When the car quickly emerges on the other side, the child stares. This result implies that infants have which concept?
a. Conservation of volume
b. Conservation of number
c. Object permanence
d. Concrete operations
c
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Which of the following kinds of data provides the weakest scientific evidence for a genetic influence on personality?
A. Twin-study data B. Similarity between personalities of parents and children raised by their parents C. Adoption studies data D. Comparing personalities of twins separated at birth
Lana has an external locus of control. You would predict that Lana has:
a. low self-esteem b. high self-confidence c. high self-efficacy d. low self-efficacy
A dermatome is an area of skin
A. containing free nerve endings. B. that is covered by hair. C. served by the dorsal roots of a spinal nerve. D. served by the ventral roots of a spinal nerve.
Biruk is a two-month old infant. He _______________________
a. needs more fat in his diet than at any other time of life b. does not eat as often as he will when he is a toddler c. has nutritional energy needs that are less than they will be at any other time in life d. will probably be introduced to solid foods at about the same age regardless of the culture in which he is raised