Cuddles is a beagle who bites her toy rubber cat repeatedly to hear the "meow" sound it makes. This illustrates the Piagetian principle called
a. predatory sensorimotor practice.
b. secondary circular reaction.
c. tertiary circular reaction.
d. feline prey symbolism.
B
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She measured the average words typed per minute by each group, and found that performance was highest under medium motivation, average under low motivation, and worst under high motivation. What was the independent variable in this experiment? a. motivation b. typing speed c. variation in typing speed d. manipulation of typing speed
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A. the two-factor theory of emotion B. the cognitive-mediational theory C. the facial-affect program D. the facial-feedback hypothesis
Kindness involves __________.
A. high agreeableness B. high neuroticism C. low conscientiousness D. low agreeableness