Follow-up research indicates that private speech ______.

A. is egocentric, as Piaget asserted
B. is a sign of maladjustment
C. guides behavior and fosters new ideas
D. has no developmental benefits


Answer: C

Psychology

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a. Study of Values c. Thematic Apperception Test b. Study of Traits d. 16PF Questionnaire

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Regarding televised aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. Repeated exposure to media violence may desensitize individuals, making them less likely to react negatively to violence and more prone to engage in it. b. Compared to its violent content, the competitiveness, difficulty, and pacing of a video game have been shown to have much less influence, if any, on the aggressiveness displayed by the players. c. In recent years, the violent crime rate among youth has declined even as sales of violent video games have risen. d. Until further research can more definitively disentangle several issues, the question of whether playing violent videogames triggers aggression towards others remains unresolved.

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A matched pair design is a type of research design that is ______.

A. usually an experiment B. where same behavior is measured in different samples C. a between-subjects design D. where behavior is measured before and after a treatment

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A magazine publisher asks you to commit to a brief trial subscription. Having done so, you may be more likely to buy a full year's subscription. This exemplifies the ________ of gaining compliance.

A. door-in-the-face technique B. foot-in-the-door technique C. that's-not-all technique D. foot-in-the-mouth technique

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