A child who holds a writing tool between the forefinger and thumb and steadies their hand on the writing surface is demonstrating the
A) palmar grasp.
B) pincer grasp.
C) tripod grasp.
D) grasping reflex.
C) tripod grasp. Later, children begin using the more precise tripod grasp for holding pencils and other writing implements: They hold the writing tool between the forefinger and thumb, and steady the bottom of their hand on the writing surface.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In animals, if a drug appeared to produce antidepressant effects in some models and reduced hyperactivity in other models, the researchers would likely identify the drug as a(n)…
a. multimodal antidepressant drug. b. mood stabilizer. c. antimanic/antidepressant. d. tricyclic antidepressant drug.
Külpe’s technique of ____ involves giving subjects problems to solve and then asking them to report the mental operations they engage in to solve them.
a. subtractive reaction time b. intentionality c. systematic experimental introspection d. pure phenomenology
Leptin is to ____ as CCK is to ____.?
a. ?hypothalamus; stomach b. ?liver; fat cells c. ?fat cells; intestines d. ?intestines; hypothalamus