Your 4-month-old cousin was delighted when you snuck up behind him and thrust a puppet around him suddenly. You got it out and to play with him when he was 6 months old
When the puppet unexpectedly and suddenly moved toward him what was his reaction most likely to be?
a. He would probably play with it more actively.
b. It might scare him now.
c. He may ignore it because it is babyish.
d. It may anger him.
B. Infants begin to show fear in response to toys that move suddenly and unexpectedly toward them at around 6 months of age.
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A. increases; increases B. increases; decreases C. decreases; increases D. decreases; decreases
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a. implementation b. maintenance c. stabilization d. consolidation
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A. A large proportion of individuals have at least one homosexual experience, especially in adolescence. B. Bisexuality is more common among males than among females. C. Homosexual individuals tend to have many more sexual partners than heterosexuals. D. Researchers now believe that there is little need to understand heterosexuality, seeing it is considered the "base" sexual orientation.
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