Your best friend had her baby three months ago. After visiting with them on a couple of occasions it appears to you that her infant seems sad. You remember from your developmental course that infants can be sad. What else do you suspect?
a. Your friend's marriage is not going well.
b. Your friend is likely depressed.
c. You are probably mistaken about your friend's infant.
d. The sadness is just a temporary phase that all infants pass through.
B. You suspect your friend may be depressed. Sadness is relatively rare in the first year of life, except for infants with depressed mothers. When mothers are depressed, by 2–3 months old infants, too, show facial expressions of sadness.
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a. by release of neurotransmitters at the synapse b. by release of neurotransmitters along the axon c. by changes in electrical potential along the axon d. by changes in electrical potential in the synapse
Your niece Tawnya is interested in a career in math or science. What might you say to her about any obstacles or encouragement she might encounter?
a. Although you're likely to receive lower grades than the males in your classes, you should pursue your dream anyway. b. You've got nothing to worry about. These days, studies no longer find any differences in how males and females are treated in the sciences. c. Find some gender-fair career guidance and see if you can locate programs for young women interested in science. d. Adolescent females who encounter obstacles are actually more likely than other adolescent females to achieve academic success.
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a. ?creativity and problem solving b. ?insight c. ?knowledge d. ?mental representations
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more simple than those in the zone of proximal development. within the zone of proximal development. more complex than those in the zone of proximal development. extremely challenging.