Two-month-old babies like to jerk a foot and cause a string to move a mobile over the crib. This suggests that the babies have achieved a sense of

a. person praise.
b. social comparison.
c. personal agency.
d. foreclosed identity.


C

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a. Faces Scale b. JDI c. JIG d. MSQ

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a. plagiarism b. falsification c. fabrication d. deception

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A famous athlete appears on a television infomercial and claims that a new device to alleviate aches and pains has been extremely effective for her. Because no published, peer-reviewed studies have supported the effectiveness of the device, this may be an example of:

a. superstition b. empiricism c. science d. pseudoscience

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According to the psychosocial vulnerability model of the relationship between hostility and health,

a. increased heart rate, blood pressure, and stress-related hormones increase risk for coronary artery disease. b. hostile individuals create a stressful environment by mistrusting others and scanning their environments for potential mistreatment. c. hostile individuals have small social support networks, and, as a result, take worse care of themselves/their bodies. d. none of the above

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