The false-belief task is used to assess whether a child has developed
a. animism.
b. theory of mind.
c. conservation.
d. hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
ANSWER: b
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a. Joy b. Tension c. Depression d. Anger
Which of the following students provides the best overview of explanations for nonverbal gender comparisons?
a. Alicia: "Because the gender differences are so small and inconsistent, they can be explained in terms of minor differences in the way boys and girls are reinforced for their verbal behavior.". b. Zacchary: "The gender differences can be explained in terms of both the social learning explanation and the power explanation.". c. Sarita: "Recent research demonstrates that the power explanation is much more appropriate than the social learning explanation.". d. Tommy: "The major gender differences can be explained in terms of the fact that men are larger than women, so they take up more space.".
How does the brain process visual information??
a. ?Information travels from the retina to the thalamus and then simultaneously to the primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe and the amygdala. b. ?Information travels from the cornea to the amygdala and then simultaneously to the primary visual cortex in the parietal lobe and the thalamus. c. ?Information travels from the lens to the hippocampus and then sequentially to the primary visual cortex in the temporal lobe and the hypothalamus. d. ?Information travels from the pupil to the reticular formation and then sequentially to the primary visual cortex in the frontal lobe and the pons.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Playing violent video games can make people more aggressive. 2. In the prisoner's dilemma, if both partners cooperate with one another and do not confess to the police, neither partner will serve jail time. 3. The trait that we value the most in others is trustworthiness. 4. Most people would rather accept being cheated and get less than what they are owed than punish the cheater and get nothing. 5. Groups usually will make better decisions than will individuals.