A task in which children are instructed to tap once when an adult taps twice and to tap twice when an adult taps once is designed to measure children's ability to ________.
A. inhibit impulses
B. adapt to constantly-changing rules
C. recognize dual representation
D. apply rules of conservation
Answer: A
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a. inequalities in power (e.g., ethnic disparities in the US) b. random acts of violence and terror (e.g., the terrorist attacks of 9/11) c. natural wonders and mysteries (e.g., the existence of the universe) d. personal failures or defeats (e.g., why you slept through class)
States have increased the sale of lottery tickets by
a. increasing the amount of a win. b. increasing the probability of a win. c. Both increasing the amount and increasing the probability of a win d. Neither increasing the amount nor increasing the probability of a win
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A) caffeine B)sugar C) cocaine D) saccharin E) Clozapine
Which of the following statements is true about research on memory impairments in infants of diabetic mothers?
a. Prenatal iron depletion interferes with the cerebral cortex, causing long-term learning and academic problems in children of diabetic mothers. b. Damage to the hippocampus is not linked to long-term learning and academic problems in children of diabetic mothers. c. Diabetes-linked prenatal brain damage is linked to short-term memory impairments that can often be reversed with medication. d. As a result of iron depletion in critical brain areas, a diabetic pregnancy places the fetus at risk for lasting memory deficits