Why is a genetic explanation for altruism problematic?
a. Only non-human animals exhibit altruistic behaviors
b. Altruistic behaviors rarely benefit the individual performing them.
c. Altruism is more common among the young than among adults.
d. No behavior has been linked to any genes.
b
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a. Because it is carried on the sex chromosome (the 23rd pair) b. Because it is only observed after puberty c. Because it never occurs in females d. Because it interferes with normal sexual maturation
Pica among young children (without intellectual disability) often remits ____
a. when the child starts teething b. after the child experiences a bout of sickness due to eating something inedible c. when the child experiences increased stimulation d. once the child has the cognitive capacity to understand that certain substances are not edible
Gestalt therapy differs from client-centered therapy in that Gestalt approaches are
a. more directive. c. more Freudian. b. less directive. d. more conventional.
At between 2 and 3 years of age children begin using three to four word sentences that contain only the words needed to communicate their meaning. These sentences reflect:
a) telegraphic speech. b) babbling. c) language schemas. d) private speech.