The "violation of expectations method" measures __________.
A. an infant's viewing patterns
B. an infant's reflexes
C. an infant's health
D. an infant's hearing
Answer: A
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a. transference. b. resistance. c. free association. d. defensive neurosis.
Why does adolescence appear to be a prime time for the development of eating disorders in females?
a. It is the first time that girls receive media images promoting thinness. b. It takes someone at the formal operational stage of thinking to develop the obsessive food-related behaviors seen in anorexia and bulimia. c. The gene that controls eating does not "turn-on" until that time of life. d. The normal weight gain in puberty is viewed as problematic.
Because she did not want to raise her child in poverty, Alice put her baby up for adoption. If Alice's baby is raised by a middle-income family that provides a good home, what effect could this have on the child's IQ?
A. It will probably be lower than IQs of children who stay with their biological parents. B. It will not be significantly different from IQs of children who stay in a disadvantaged setting. C. It will be higher than IQs of children who stay in the disadvantaged setting only if the adoptive parents have above-average IQs. D. It may be as much as 10 points higher than IQs of children who stay in the disadvantaged setting.
Jane is asked what kind of computer she prefers. She says, "Well, I always seem to be working on a Macintosh, so I guess I like them best." In this case, Jane's attitude appears to be
a. affectively based. b. cognitively based. c. value-based. d. behaviorally based.