Which example best illustrates a sensitive period?

a. a child being born blind
b. an egg being fertilized
c. a fetus developing fingers and toes
d. a child learning to speak a second language


Answer: d. a child learning to speak a second language

Psychology

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What is the name for the intermittent, relatively painless contractions of the uterus after the third month of pregnancy?

a. Apgar contractions b. Dilation contractions c. Naegeles contractions d. Braxton?Hicks contractions

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Alan is an adopted child who lives with three siblings, all biological children of his adoptive parents. Alan's math skills are far better than those of his adoptive parents or his adoptive siblings. This provides evidence that

shared familial influences play a far bigger role than was previously believed. genes may have a stronger effect than familial environment on some abilities. much less of the environmental effects on personality come from outside the family than was previously believed. Alan's own initiative to excel is greater than that of his adoptive family

Psychology

Carl Rogers would argue that anxiety is the result of

a. our collective unconscious. b. conflictual psychosexual drives. c. feelings and desires inconsistent with a person's self-concept. d. an Oedipus or Electra complex.

Psychology

What did researchers determine about the connection between spirituality and other positive states?

A. Positive emotions were predictive of spirituality and religiousness. B. Spirituality and religiousness causes people to be happy. C. Neutral emotions were predictive of spirituality and religiousness. D. Spirituality and religiousness creates both mindfulness and flow.

Psychology