You have been a life-long smoker, but you quit at the end of last week because you know how damaging it is to your health and you do not want to be a bad influence on your son, who is a toddler

You walk into your son's room and find him acting like he is smoking with a crayon. According to Piaget, what is your son doing?
a. secondary circular reactions
b. deferred imitation
c. object permanence
d. action memory


B. Piaget would say that the son is engaging in deferred imitation, which is the ability to repeat actions observed at an earlier time.

Psychology

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Shio-Yuan has been under a great deal of job-related stress for the past few months, leading to the ____ of his immune system

a. ?strengthening b. ?defense c. ?destruction d. ?suppression

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The superior and inferior colliculi are located in the midbrain. Where are these two structures located relative to one another?

A. The superior colliculi are located above the inferior colliculi. B. The superior colliculi are located below the inferior colliculi. C. The superior colliculi are closer to the midline than the inferior colliculi. D. The superior colliculi are farther away from the midline than the inferior colliculi.

Psychology

The number of violent crimes committed by U.S. adolescents over the past decade has shown a

A) 40% increase. B) 10% increase. C) 10% decline. D) 40% decline.

Psychology