The main improvement in the 1908 Binet-Simon scale was the introduction of
a. the concept of mental age.
b. a control group.
c. a performance scale.
d. the IQ concept.
a
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According to Piaget, when a concrete-operational thinker is presented with the "balance beam" problem he or she
a. can appreciate the significant impact of both weight and distance from center, but cannot understand their inverse relationship. b. can appreciate the significant impact of weight but not distance from center. c. can appreciate the significant impact of distance from center but not weight. d. can appreciate the significant impact of both weight and distance from center, and can understand their inverse relationship.
Which of the following is true of smokers who quite smoking?
a. About 70% of smokers successfully quit. b. People who enroll in a formal smoking cessation program are much more successful than those who try to quit without professional help. c. Success rates of those who quit using a nicotine substitute are slightly higher than a placebo. d. Their health risks decline until they reach a normal level after about 5 years.
What can be concluded from the results of the 1993 Concorde study?
a. the clinical trials process in drug testing should be dramatically reduced b. the clinical trials process will continue to take a substantial period of time c. the clinical trials process is only necessary for certain drugs d. none of these
In terms of assessing the infant's emotional experience, what information does the Infant
Regulatory Scoring System yield that is not captured by other popular coding systems that are used to assess infant emotions, such as the MAX and Affex? A) It is a system that can be administered by caregivers rather than trained raters. B) When using this system, raters consider both infant eye and lip movements to make judgments about infant emotions. C) It is a system that can be used across all cultures. D) The rater considers facial expressions, vocalizations, and behavior to assess infant emotional experience.