How do children show in-group preferences? Give an example

What will be an ideal response?


Children react more positively to groups to which they belong. In an experiment with two infants, one from France and one from the United States, the infants heard two speakers, one talking in French and the other in English. When the exact same toy was silently proffered by both speakers, the infants were shown to be inclined to reach for the toy from the speaker of their native language.

Psychology

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A teacher says, "Your child is strong in the area of metamemory.". The parent has been told that her child is well developed in the domain of

a. having a slow rate of forgetting. b. knowledge about her own memory processes. c. being able to reason with verbal analogies. d. willingness to attempt difficult memory feats.

Psychology

Individuals who move away from people would be likely to endorse the slogan:

a. Love conquers all! b. Live free or die! c. Never give a sucker an even break! d. There's a sucker born every minute!

Psychology

According to research in the United States and Japan, which factor might help individuals to recover from a health crisis such as a stroke or a fracture?

A) A combative, argumentative spirit B) Viewing health care professionals as adversaries to be beaten C) Adopting recovery goals proposed by rehabilitation specialists D) Steadfast optimism and a positive attitude

Psychology

Pain information travels to the brain on a single type of axons

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology