By the conclusion of the preoperational stage, children are able to understand the idea that actions, events, and outcomes are related to one another in fixed patterns. This is called __________.

A. identity diffusion
B. functionality
C. intuitive thought
D. egocentrism


Answer: B

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a. caffeine c. marijuana b. alcohol d. nicotine

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As a permissive parent, Mr. Twister is most likely to tell his temper tantrum-throwing son,

a. "One more word, and you are going to get a whipping.". b. "We need to talk about these outbursts.". c. "That's right, you go ahead and let out any of those bad feelings and don't worry if you break something in the process.". d. "While I know you are upset and maybe you are right, we do have rules of conduct and outbursts like this will not be tolerated.".

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Imagine that anthropologists found a culture that had over 80 different words for rice. If researchers also found that the people in this culture thought about and perceived rice in different and more elaborate ways than people who have only one word for rice, it would:

a. support the prototype theory of categorization b. support the linguistic relativity hypothesis c. provide evidence that the exemplar theory of categorization is incorrect d. provide evidence that the linguistic relativity hypothesis is incorrect

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The contemporary social view of marriage in midlife is one of __________ and __________

A) strife; conflict B) expansion; new horizons C) stability; predictability D) divorce; remarriage

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