While playing house, 3-year-old Lindsay uses a straw as a “bottle” to feed her doll. Lindsay has begun to grasp __________
A) egocentrism
B) animistic thinking
C) conservation
D) dual representation
Answer: D
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Professor Yates is lecturing on the definition of psychology. Which example of "behavior" should he use to most effectively communicate the definition?
A. "Behavior consists of activities such as thinking, forgetting, and problem-solving." B. "Acts such as eating, walking, and running are examples of behavior." C. "Behavior is synonymous with internal processes like memory and learning." D. "We make no distinction between the observable and the unobservable-anything that a person does is behavior."
Some data indicates that exercise can increase a protective substance that may enhance hippocampal activity and memory. This substance is known as
a. conanatrophic factor. b. brain-derived neurotrophic factor. c. exercise-derived memory factor. d. stress-derived neurotrophic factor.
Which of the following best describes Charcot’s explanation of hysteria?
a. All hysteric symptoms are caused by lesions in the brain. b. Hysteric symptoms occur only in patients who are hypnotized. c. Because there is no apparent biological basis for hysteria, it cannot be considered a real disease. d. Traumatic experience causes certain ideas to become dissociated from consciousness where they become strong enough to cause hysterical symptoms.
The most difficult motor pattern for children to attain is
A. the gallop B. the skip C. the slide D. the hop E. the jump