You are watching your next-door neighbor's 8-month-old infant. You notice that she is getting increasingly social. She directs her attention not just to whatever sensations are most stimulating but also to what the people around her are doing. She is ____
a. showing the A-not-B error
b. displaying object permanence
c. engaging in joint attention
d. showing recognition
Answer: C
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a. fresh popcorn than stale popcorn b. stale popcorn than fresh popcorn c. fresh popcorn than stale if they were not in the habit of eating popcorn at the movies d. fresh popcorn than stale if they were in the habit of eating popcorn at the movies
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a. spaced practice b. massed practice c. distributed learning d. delayed practice e. overlearning
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a. beanpole b. reconstituted c. extended d. single-parent
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a. ?multiple approach-avoidance b. ?approach-approach c. ?avoidance-avoidance d. ?approach-avoidance?