Just four years after Watson proposed his view that children are blank slates whose ideas, preferences, and skills are shaped by their environments, Gesell came forth with which perspective of child development?

a. Children are inherently evil.
b. Children are inherently good.
c. Biological maturation is the main principle of development.
d. Environment is the main principle of development.


C

Psychology

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A. psychoticism B. personality C. psychological D. passivity

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A small public relations firm has four employees who are all opposed to the death penalty (anti-death penalty). Which employee would be MOST likely to change his attitude concerning the death penalty?

a. Aaron, who writes a brief anti-death penalty piece as a favor for a friend b. Bruce, who writes a brief anti-death penalty piece for a client and is paid c. Clark, who writes a brief pro-death penalty piece as a favor for a friend d. Dale, who writes a brief pro-death penalty piece for a client and is paid

Psychology

Local anesthetic drugs attach to the sodium channels of the membrane, which ____

a. allows sodium ions to enter and stop action potential b. prevents potassium ions from entering and stopping action potential c. allows potassium ions to enter and stop action potential d. prevents sodium ions from entering and stopping action potential

Psychology

Suppose that your cousin believes that he has a vivid memory for the details surrounding the death of a famous person. This phenomenon is often called

a. a reconstructed memory. b. mood congruence. c. a semantic memory. d. a flashbulb memory.

Psychology