The looking chamber, which is a device used in visual perception research conducted with infants, was invented by
a. B. F. Skinner.
b. Robert Fantz.
c. Jerome Kagan.
d. Jean Piaget.
B
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Dr. Khanmohamed is conducting a research project with young children to examine the effect of the exposure to different cultural groups on the development of empathy. The independent variable in this research is ____
a. young children b. exposure to different cultural groups c. empathy d. the development of empathy
The most common criticism of Kohlberg's cognitive-developmental explanation of gender typing is that
a. children often acquire gender-typed behaviors and preferences before they acquire gender stability and consistency. b. his proposed sex differences in the rate at which boys acquire gender versus girls remains unsupported. c. there is no evidence that the development of cognitive skills is related to the acquisition of gender typing. d. it places too much emphasis on hormonal factors.
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following EXCEPT for the fact that a. they are often characterized in terms folk medicine. b. a world-wide classification scheme for mental disorders does not exist. c. they have not been the subject of much research. d. intercultural variation is extensive. e. they do not have environmental sources.