A baby who is fussy and fearful of new situations has a ____ temperament.

A. negative
B. difficult
C. slow-to-warm-up
D. pessimistic


Answer: B

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a) The European American babies were more placid than the Chinese American babies. b) The Chinese American babies were calmer than the European American babies. c) The African American babies were calmer than the Chinese American babies. d) The Chinese American babies were less placid than the African American babies.

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As you look for journal articles for a research paper, you notice more and more information on the topic of positive psychology. Why is positive psychology such a change from traditional psychological research?

A. There is much more financial support for research in positive psychology. B. Traditional research in psychology focuses on problems or weaknesses like depression or anxiety. C. Positive psychology tends to use case studies; traditional psychology uses the method of experimentation. D. Minorities tend to be more involved in conducting research in positive psychology compared to traditional research.

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Psychoactive drugs influence the activity of the brain by causing more of which of the following substances to be released or by prolonging or by mimicking these substances' actions?

a. neurotransmitters b. charged positrons c. sodium ions d. potassium ions

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In a young fetus, the head's length is about equal to the rest of the body's length. This illustrates the

a. plasticity principle. b. catch-up growth principle. c. proximodistal developmental trend. d. cephalocaudal developmental trend.

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