Children experience a marked increase in systematic thinking in the
a. sensorimotor stage
b. preoperational stage
c. concrete operational stage
d. formal operational stage
Ans: d
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The tendency to respond "true" on true-false items is referred to as
a. acquiescence. b. truth bias. c. self-assurance. d. malingering.
Two neighboring high schools have been feuding since the annual football game ended in a tie. The principals of the schools decide that the tension may subside if the two schools participate in joint activities, such as assemblies that would allow the students to hear a local band. The strategy is likely to be ineffective, however, because the
a. two groups have equal status. b. students at the two schools know each other too well. c. students at the two schools are unlikely to have personal contact. d. principals have established the wrong social norm.
Self-injurious behavior sometimes occurs in healthy people, including college students
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When psychologists talk of focusing on a particular stimulus, what are they referring to?
a. selective attention c. stream of thought b. sensory awareness d. all of these