In the "finding faces in a landscape" demonstration in your text, once you perceive a particular grouping of rocks as a face, it is often difficult not to perceive them this way. This is due to
a. the inverse projection problem.
b. a shift in your attentional focus.
c. a recency effect.
d. your prior knowledge.
d
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Which statement best summarizes the current thinking on the nature versus nurture issue?
A. Nature is more important than nurture. B. Nurture is more important than nature. C. We can never really know which is most important. D. There is an interaction between nature and nurture.
Who first described the circulation of blood and the functioning of the heart in 1628?
a. William Harvey c. Leonardo da Vinci b. Antonius van Leeuwenhoek d. Wilhelm Roentgen
In which example does play reflect the ability to pretend with less realistic toys?
A. Amelia pops the bubbles in bubble wrapping because she likes the popping sound. B. Blake plays with a glass object, unaware that it may break. C. Chabo pulls a washcloth through his bathwater and pretends that it is a fish. D. Dinesh has a favorite toy bear but cannot explain why it is special to him.
Which research conclusion about the effectiveness of the Nurse-Family Partnership is true?
A. The benefits of the intervention were the greatest for children from high-SES families. B. Trained paraprofessionals were more effective than professional nurses in preventing delayed mental development. C. As kindergartners, children in the program scored higher in language skills, but lower in intelligence, than comparison children. D. From their baby's birth on, home-visited mothers were on a more favorable life course.