In conservation problems, preschoolers make mistakes because they ignore the transformations that have taken place and focus on ______
Fill in the blank with correct word
appearances
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The Finnish Adoptive Family Study of Schizophrenia determined that __________.
A. the role of genes was negligible B. index subjects were more likely to develop schizophrenia than the control subjects C. environment was a more important determinant of psychological health than family history D. no significant effects were seen
During his four-years as a psychology major, Brad has learned how to locate pertinent information for his psychology reports from various databases and to paraphrase this information appropriately. He has also used spreadsheets and other programs to analysis data collected during his senior project. According to the Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major, which of the competencies is
Brad most fully demonstrating? a. personal development b. information and technological literacy c. application of psychology d. knowledge base of psychology
A classic model suggested that the role of the hippocampus is to
A. serve as a storage location for declarative memories. B. serve as a storage location for procedural memories. C. assist in the retrieval of memories stored in other locations. D. transfer information from short-term memory into long-term memory.
Recent evidence indicates that most children
A) do not experience a significant vocabulary spurt until they enter kindergarten, when vocabulary increases by 50 to 100 words per week. B) experience a vocabulary spurt during the toddler years, learning as many as 5 to 10 new words per day. C) experience a vocabulary spurt between ages 7 and 8, learning between 50 and 100 new words per day. D) show a steady, continuous increase in rate of word learning throughout the preschool years, adding as many as nine new words per day.