Piaget believed that infants under the age of one year
cannot use internal representations and have no memory of people and objects that are out of sight. Such abilities, he believed, emerge only after
a. a child becomes less egocentric.
b. a long period of sensorimotor development.
c. speech has progressed beyond its earliest stages.
d. a child develops reversibility.
ANSWER: b
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a. distinction between the present self and extended self. b. usefulness of mindblindness for social perception. c. learned-helplessness orientation. d. incremental view of ability.
The drug ?-methyl-p-tyrosine (AMPT) serves as a dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine antagonist by
A. preventing the storage of the neurochemicals in vesicles. B. blocking the release of the neurochemicals. C. interfering with the synthesis of the neurochemicals. D. blocking the receptors for the neurochemicals.
After drinking several cups of strong coffee, a person develops "coffee nerves" or "jitters." This probably is due to the ability of caffeine to ______
a. block adenosine receptor sites b. inhibit enzymes which break down excitatory neurotransmitters c. cause an increase in the release of excitatory neurotransmitters d. cause neurotransmitters to leak out of the synaptic vesicles and be destroyed by enzymes
Insults that ridicule a boys' manhood provide evidence of
a. a parallel between Western and traditional cultures. b. underlying violence in patriarchal societies. c. the effects of the women's movement. d. self-made manhood.