Mimi, 20 months old, wanted the penny that her mom put inside her new coin purse. She shook the coin purse vigorously, but the penny did not fall out. Mimi studied the coin purse, looking at the metal snap, the front flap, and the sealed bottom
After running through the range of possibilities, Mimi finally decided that pulling on the snap and lifting the flap might give her access to the penny, and she was right! Mimi was using _________________ to solve her problem.
categorization
deferred imitation
object permanence
mental representations
mental representations
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Crawling and walking represent __________, and grasping involves __________.
A. gross motor skills; fine motor skills B. fine motor skills; gross motor skills C. proprioceptive cues; gross motor skills D. fine motor skills; proprioceptive cues
As much as 20 to 40 percent of the energy required by the brain is used by a. sodium-potassium pumps
b. calcium pumps. c. anterograde transport within neurons. d. retrograde transport within neurons.
Which of the following individuals is generally most likely to conform to group norms?
a. A person from a collectivist culture. b. A person from an individualist culture. c. A person from an industrial culture. d. A person from an iatrogenic culture.
You and your friend are debating the greatness of the human mind. She claims that relying on schemas and automatic processes is ultimately detrimental, but you contend that such processes have their benefits
List and explain three benefits to relying on schemas and automatic processes, as well as three drawbacks to using these processes. What will be an ideal response?