Babies first move their arms, then move their hands toward objects, and finally use their fingers. This sequence demonstrates the ________ of development.
A. lateral principle
B. proximodistal principle
C. rostrodorsal principle
D. neurological principle
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
The results of Burger's recent replication of Milgram's obedience study suggest that
a. people's tendency to obey has declined greatly since Milgram's study. b. people's tendency to obey has remained about the same since Milgram's study. c. contemporary research participants respond only to stronger authority figures. d. contemporary research participants respond both to male and female authority figures.
An experimenter conducts an experiment on the effects of a drug to control hallucinations
The experimenter declares the results to be "statistically significant," which usually means that a. even though appropriate statistics were used, no differences could be detected between the experimental and control groups. b. the results have important implications for theory or practice. c. differences of this size between the experimental and control groups would occur by chance only five times out of 100 (or less). d. differences between the experimental and control groups were so large they could never occur by chance alone.
A type of compliance involving acting in accord with a direct order or command is called:
A. reactance. B. obedience. C. cohesiveness. D. progression.
Who among the following behaviorists would most likely say that thoughts and feelings are a function of the environment and should be studied as such?
A) ?Clark Hull B) ?Albert Bandura C) ?B. F. Skinner D) ?Rene Descartes